Seafood Brochettes Recipes

SEAFOOD BROCHETTES

Steps:

• Alternate seafood pieces on skewers, allowing 2 skewers per guest. Coat well with shrimp butter and place on charcoal grill or under broiler. Cook about 2 minutes a side, depending on thickness of fish pieces, basting often with shrimp butter.

SEAFOOD BROCHETTES WITH SHRIMP BUTTER

Steps:

• Melt tablespoon of butter in double boiler or saucepan over low heat and add shallots. Cook until shallots are tender, about 10 minutes.
• Add shrimp shells and remaining butter, reduce heat to low and cook for about 5 minutes. Never let butter bubble.
• Pour butter mixture in blender bowl and puree until shells are minced. Pour mixture through sieve lined with cheesecloth into bowl. Add dill, stir well, hold at room temperature until use. (You may want to warm the butter to liquefy it before basting.)

SEAFOOD BROCHETTES

Steps:

• Peel shrimp; devein. Alternately thread shrimp, grouper, and next 4 ingredients onto 8 (12 inch) skewers. Place skewers, in batches, on a lightly greased rack of a broiler pan. Broil 5 1/2 inches from heat 12 to 15 minutes or until shrimp turn pink and fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, turning and basting with Citrus-Ginger Sauce. Serve over rice.
• Sauce;.
• Combine all ingredients; stir well. (1 1/2 cups).

GARLIC SHRIMP BROCHETTES

Steps:

• Season shrimp lightly on both sides with salt and pepper.
• To skewer, lay shrimp flat on cutting board. Thread shrimp onto two skewers spaced equidistant from center; do this first with one skewer, then the other. Put two or three shrimp onto each set of skewers, for eight brochettes total.
• In a blender or food processor, put 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, the garlic, the basil, the parsley, the red pepper and the zest. Pulse to coarsely grind ingredients. Add oil; blend to a rough sauce.
• Lay brochettes on a tray in one layer. Spoon 8 tablespoons green mixture over shrimp and spread to cover evenly. (Save remaining sauce.) Leave at room temperature for 1 hour, or refrigerate several hours, then bring to room temperature.
• Grill brochettes over medium-hot fire for about 3 minutes per side. Serve with lemon wedges and reserved green sauce.