Broiled Shrimp With Dried Lime

Broiled Shrimp With Dried Lime
Sabra Krock for The New York Times
Total Time
15 minutes
Rating
4(53)
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Ingredients

Yield:4 servings
  • 16jumbo shrimp (about 1 pound)
  • 2teaspoons dried lime powder
  • 1teaspoon coriander
  • 2teaspoons cumin
  • ½teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1teaspoon salt
  • 1teaspoon pepper
  • 1 to 2tablespoons olive oil
  • Quick yogurt sauce (see recipe)
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Heat broiler. Peel and devein shrimp.

  2. Step 2

    Combine lime powder, coriander, cumin, cinnamon, salt and pepper in a small bowl and mix well. Add enough olive oil to form a paste about the texture of wet sand.

  3. Step 3

    Rub shrimp all over with spice paste, then place on broiler pan and broil about 4 inches from heat for 2 minutes. Turn (tongs are best for this) and continue to broil until just cooked through, about 2 minutes more. Serve with quick yogurt sauce.

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These shrimp were delicious! I rubbed the paste on the shrimp and let them marinate for an hour and cooked them in a big cast iron skillet with a minimal amount of olive oil since my oven was occupied. I served with the yogurt sauce to which I added sriracha and fresh lime juice. My husband is already requesting this again.

Very nice, but I’ll use about half the salt next time. I found dried limes and have used them in several dishes. They keep forever as far as I can tell.

Too many strong flavours - I can't taste the prawns - at 55g (2oz) each, these aren't 'shrimp'. I'll try it without the cumin, cinnamon, coriander.

1 teaspoon of salt made it hard to eat. Far too much.

Made this with some changes: lime zest of one lime instead of lime powder. Also grilled the shrimp on skewers for 2 minutes per side. It was delicious. The yogurt sauce is a must!

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