Cilantro Shrimp With Lime Butter Baste

By Joelene

Ingredients

• 20 extra large shell-on shrimp, peeled and deveined with tail intact
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
• 8 springs minced fresh cilantro
• 1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• kosher salt & white pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Rinse & dry shrimp.
Can skewer at this point, stabilizing by inserting one skewer through head of shrimp and another above tail and repeating. Or you can arrange shrimp on a foil covered broiling pan sprayed with cooking spray.
Combine baste ingredients and melt in microwave.
Preheat grill or broiler to high.
Reserving 1 Tb. baste, brush remaining baste on shrimp.
Grill or broil (top rack position) about 1 1/2 - 2 min per side, or until pink opaque. Remove shrimp to a platter and brush with remaining baste.