Grilled Honey Garlic Shrimp Kabobs

Name: Grilled Honey Garlic Shrimp Kabobs
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 lb of deveined shrimp, skin removed; 1 pineapple, cut into small chunks; 1/4 cup of honey; 2 tablespoons of soy sauce; 1 tablespoon of chopped garlic; 1/8 tsp of crushed red pepper; 1 lime, cut in half; 8 bamboo skewers

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You are going to love these grilled honey garlic shrimp kabobs. They are brushed with honey and garlic and served with pineapple! Are you getting tired of grilling yet? I'm not. I'm going to continue grilling up until it starts snowing.

Garlic shrimp kabobs that are brushed with honey and garlic and served with pineapple.

If you love grilled recipes in the Summer try out How to Grill Top Sirloin Steak or 3 Ingredient Grilled Chicken Marinade

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Why You Will Love This Recipe
Ingredients Needed
How to Make Shrimp Kabobs
Tips for Cooking Shrimp on the Grill
Tasty Summer Side Dishes to serve with Shrimp Kabobs
Recipe FAQs
More Great Summer Recipes to Try:
Grilled Honey Garlic Shrimp Kabobs

Why You Will Love This Recipe

Grilled shrimp are quick and take only 5 - 7 minutes to cook depending on the size of the shrimp.

Shrimp and pineapple are a match made in heaven. They just go together really well with the marinade.

Ingredients Needed

Shrimp, large or jumbo skin removed and deveined
Pineapple, cut into small chunks
Honey - Always go for raw honey and one that is unfiltered. Preferably locally sourced.
Soy sauce - Use a Low Sodium or if you don’t have that on hand go for Tamari or Coconut Amino Acids
Chopped garlic - Chopped fresh garlic can take some time to chop so I often always use the freshly minced garlic that comes already made in a jar.
Crushed red pepper - For some extra heat
1 lime, cut in half - This adds a nice burst of citrus flavor to the marinade to help enhance the choice of protein.
8 bamboo skewers - These aren't necessary and you can always grill the pineapple and shrimp separately.

See recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and measurements.

How to Make Shrimp Kabobs

Step 1: In a bowl mix together the honey, garlic, soy sauce, and crushed red pepper. Let the shrimp marinate in the marinade for 30 minutes in the fridge.

Soy sauce, honey, pepper flakes, lemon juice in a bowl.

Step 2: Cut the pineapple into chunks about the same size as your shrimp.

Step 3: Place a shrimp on the kabob stick and then a chunk of pineapple. Alternate shrimp and pineapple until the kabob stick is full.

Shrimp and pineapple kabobs ready for grill.

Step 4: Once my grill was heated up and ready, I set my kabobs on one side and let them cook for 4 minutes at the highest temp my grill would go.

Grilled shrimp and pineapple kabobs finished on the grill.

After grilling is done, squeeze fresh lime juice over the kebobs.

Tips for Cooking Shrimp on the Grill

Shrimp are kind of tricky to get right on the grill. They cook pretty fast and if you cook them for too long they become rubbery. The best method I have found for cooking shrimp on the grill is to use to use bamboo skewers.

You can just lift up the stick in order to flip it, and only turn it once. If you place each little piece of shrimp on the grill then you will have a lot of overcooked shrimp.

Tasty Summer Side Dishes to serve with Shrimp Kabobs

Looking for some tasty Summer side dishes to serve with grilled chicken burgers? Try these out.

Pasta Salads: Italian Pasta Salad, Mexican Macaroni Salad, BLT Pasta Salad, Shrimp and Pea Orzo Salad

Crock Pot Sides: Crock Pot Mac and Cheese, Slow Cooker Calico Beans

Cold Salads: Berry Cheesecake Salad and Aunt Carol’s Potato Salad

Recipe FAQs

How long does it take to grill shrimp?

If you are grilling shrimp on high heat or it should take a couple minutes. Only 5-7 depending on the size.

How can you tell when shrimp are done cooking?

The skin on the shrimp will turn pink and no longer be opaque inside. The meat will be white.

How to store leftovers?

Always store leftovers in clean, food-grade containers. The type of container doesn’t really matter. Use zip lock, glass, plastic, whatever! Make sure to store any leftovers in an airtight container before putting it in the freezer or fridge.

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