Ingredients
12 jumbo sized shrimp peeled and deveined (tails intact)
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 crushed garlic cloves
1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon steak seasoning
1 teaspoon fresh lemon zest
2 teaspoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 tablespoon fresh, chopped parsley

Directions
Warm up a large skillet in a medium high fire.
Add to the skillet: olive oil, garlic, red pepper flakes, and shrimp.
Season with grill seasoning or salt & pepper.
Cook shrimp 3 minutes or until no longer transluscent.
Remove from skillet.
In a separate container, toss it all together with lemon zest and juice, & chopped parsley.
Remove shrimp to a serving platter, removing the garlic cloves and any extra juice.

This is one of many delicious spicy shrimp appetizers

I’d have to say that the best way to cook frozen shrimp in your house is to grill or broil them. I say this because they are fast, easy methods, but that mostly keep all of the flavor. Grilling in particular, is sometimes referred to as “the only way to cook shrimp”.

When grilling shrimp it is best NOT TO PEEL them. So skip the “Peeling” process of the preparation. The shell protects the shrimp from drying out on the grill, while the slit at the top (from deveining) helps the flavor sink in anyway. I recommend buying EZ-Peel or zipperback Shrimp, since they come ready for grilling (with the skin and deveined).

Marinate or season your shrimp, this will make a world of a difference in the taste and you’ll never regret it. Shrimp is perfect for marinating since it cooks so fast and retains just the right amount of the sauce. You can choose almost any type of marinade to use on your shrimp. The list includes: Teriyaky, Cajun, lemon-pepper, Italian, Old Bay seasoning, orange/honey/ginger and a number of other sauces. The best thing to do in my opinion is to search for a grilled shrimp marinade online. There are millions of them, and I will probably post a couple of my favorite recipes here later on. But for now,  ”Cooks.com” has many recipes for grilled shrimp marinades, although it isn’t one of my favorite sites. So there you go.

Before marinating, skewer the shrimp. Place the skewer once through the tail and once through the head. Doing this, you should be able to fit 3 to 4 shrimp on one skewer. Place the skewers in the marinating basin and marinate for no longer than 30 minutes.

When done marinating, place the shrimps on the grill and cook until done. For instructions on how and how long to cook, i’ve written a “how long does it take to grill shrimp” post that goes into detail about this.

For instructions on buying and preparing shrimp, i’ve written a “how to cook raw shrimp” post that can help you with that.

After you’ve prepared your shrimp by peeling and de-veining it, you can grill them over a medium fire and they should be done in about 5 to 7 minutes (half on each side). The sure way to know if your shrimp is ready, however, is to check if it’s color has changed. Before cooking, the shrimp should have a blueish-grey color, and while being cooked the shrimp should change from this blueish-grey to pink. Once it’s entire surface has turned pink (the insides will be white though) you can be certain it’s ready. Remember to flip the shrimp once while grilling it and to remove it from the fire as soon as it is ready (so as to not overcook).

Since it takes so little time to grill shrimp, I advise you to keep a watch on them and flip around the 3 minute mark (no later). They’ll be ready fast and you don’t wanna be distracted and accidentally ruin the meat. I use an open grill because it’s really not necessary to use the cover for such a short cooking period, plus I can keep an more watchful eye on them. Another way to make sure you don’t overcook is to grill 1 extra shrimp and use it as a taste-test when you think they are becoming ready.

Well, that’s it for “How long does it take to grill shrimp”. And if you’ll be grilling, check out some of the other blog posts for tips and recipes. Marinating and seasoning is extremely important with shrimp!