Shrimp and Pineapple Skewers

Here's a simple, and delicious recipe. You could probably make it on the grill, but it's also super easy to make in the oven.

Original recipe via newyorktimes.com 

One important step to make sure you don't skip, soak the skewers before you cook this. That will ensure that they don't catch on fire when you put them in the oven. 

Grocery List Items: 

1/2 lb frozen shrimp 

1 can unsweetened coconut milk 

1 large zucchini 

pineapple

cilantro

Shrimp and Pineapple Skewers 

1/4 cup peanut butter 

3 tbsp coconut milk 

1 1/2 tbsp lime juice (fresh or bottled) 

2 tsp brown sugar 

2 tsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp powdered ginger

sriracha, to taste 

salt, to taste 

2 tbsp olive oil 

pinch ground cayenne 

1/2 lb shrimp, de-shelled 

1 large sweet onion, cut into chunks

2 cups pineapple chunks 

1 zucchini, cut into bite-sized chunks 

1/4 cup cilantro leaves, chopped

Preheat your oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Place all ingredients up to the salt in a blender or food processor to make a sauce. Then whisk together cayenne and olive oil. You will brush this over your skewers. 

To make sure your skewers cook evenly, I recommend threading the shrimp separately from your veggies, as they will need less time to cook. So make skewers with your pineapple, zucchini, and onion chunks, and other skewers with shrimp.

Brush on your olive oil/cayenne mixture, and place your skewers on a baking sheet. Shrimp skewers will need 5-8 minutes in the oven, vegetable and pineapple will need 15 or more minutes. Just check to make sure everything looks cooked well, so the shrimp should be bright pink and curled, and the vegetables should be a little brown with a some caramelization happening. 

Sprinkle with cilantro and serve with peanut sauce!

Yummy! What other combos would work on these skewers?

Shrimp and Pineapple Skewers

1/4 cup peanut butter 

3 tbsp coconut milk 

1 1/2 tbsp lime juice (fresh or bottled) 

2 tsp brown sugar 

2 tsp soy sauce

1/2 tsp powdered ginger

sriracha, to taste 

salt, to taste 

2 tbsp olive oil 

pinch ground cayenne 

1/2 lb shrimp, de-shelled 

1 large sweet onion, cut into chunks

2 cups pineapple chunks 

1 zucchini, cut into bite-sized chunks 

1/4 cup cilantro leaves, chopped

Directions:
1. Soak skewers in water for about half an hour before cooking. Preheat oven to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. In a blender, combine ingredients up to the salt to make peanut sauce.

3.  Mix together olive oil and cayenne.

4. Thread shrimp onto skewers, then create vegetable skewers by alternating pineapple, zucchini, and onions.

5. Brush skewers with olive oil and cayenne mixture, then place on a baking sheet and roast. Shrimp skewers require 5-8 minutes, vegetable skewers require about 15 minutes. 
6. When all skewers are cooked through, top with cilantro and serve with peanut sauce.