Broiled Shrimp With Dried Lime

- Total Time
- 15 minutes
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Ingredients
- 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)
Preparation
- Step 1
Heat broiler. Peel and devein shrimp.
- 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.
- 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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Comments
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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