Perfect! Three ingredients, a bit of salt and pepper, then quickly grilled on a skewer! It’s a pretty simple dish, and pretty simple in taste, too. Sometimes, that’s all one wants! It’s fancy enough to serve to guests, especially to those picky, non-adventurous guests. Serve the shrimp with a little rice, a fancy green salad or maybe some coleslaw or one of those cucumber salads—grilled veggies would be good too, as would corn-on-the-cob. Garlic bread? Sliced mango, or grilled fresh pineapple? And to top it all off, a fancy dessert!

Grilled Orange Glazed Shrimp

INGREDIENTS

• Approximately 32 large-sized shrimp (with tails on, preferrably)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• ½ cup orange marmalade
• 2 tablespoons grainy Dijon mustard (or any kind, really)
• 2 teaspoons Apple Cider Vinegar
• 8 wooden or metal skewers

DIRECTIONS

1. If using wooden skewers, soak in cold water for at least 30 minutes. Drain before using, and freeze leftover drained skewers for next time.
2. Place 4 shrimp on each of the 8 skewers (or 2 shrimp onto 16 skewers if serving as appetizers).
3. Season shrimp with salt and pepper to taste—use red pepper if you are into the sweet-spicy thing.
4. In a small bowl, stir together orange marmalade and mustard, then remove a bit of the sauce to another bowl to brush onto the shrimp after it’s been grilled.
5. Brush glaze on all sides of the shrimp, and grill shrimp on a preheated, oiled grill for 2 minutes, flip, brush on more sauce, grill for 2 more minutes.
6. Remove from grill and brush on a bit of the reserved sauce—it would be nice to heat the sauce up a bit in the microwave before brushing on the grilled shrimp.
7. Serve immediately.

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