Tequila-Lime Chicken/Shrimp Skewers

 

Hello friends! We are already getting great feedback from our Etsy store customers on our spices and sauce and we appreciate it! There have been several requests for recipe ideas- we are happy to oblige! Here is a favorite using our proprietary blend we call "Spanish Gold". Enjoy and please let us know how your dish comes out by comments here or any of our social media outlets, thanks!

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Tequila-Lime Shrimp Skewers:

Prep Time: 30 min

Cook Time: approx. 10 min

Ingredients

1 lb. of uncooked, deveined, and peeled large shrimp OR 1 lb. of chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces

2 tbsp or to taste- Good Life Rambling’s Spanish Gold spice mix

2 tbsp. cooking oil. Olive or avocado oil work well

1.5 oz. tequila- something like your basic Jose Cuervo is perfect

Juice and zest of 1 lime

Optional- 4 cloves of fresh garlic, finely minced

Skewers- we use bamboo ones, but any material is fine

Now, we have cooked these skewers in several ways including baked in the oven and sautéed on the stovetop, but our favorite way is grilled on the barbeque, big surprise, I know!  The directions below are for grilling so please note your cook times will vary using other methods.

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Directions

If you are using bamboo skewers, soak them in water for about an hour prior to firing up the grill. The absorbed water will help diffuse the heat from the grill and help your meat stay juicier.

Start out by zesting the lime, set zest aside. Juice the lime. You want approximately 2 tbsp of juice.

Add the lime juice, oil, and tequila to a medium mixing bowl, mix thoroughly. Add GLR’s Spanish Gold, mix again. If desired add the garlic and you guessed it, mix again. We love garlic so we always add it but you don’t need to.

Add your chicken or shrimp to the bowl and stir until the meat is evenly covered. Cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap or a lid. Allow to marinate for a max of 20 min in the fridge. Any longer and the lime juice will begin cooking the meat and end up with a sort of ceviche!

After a maximum of 20 min in the fridge it is time to skewer your meat, so fire up the grill to a medium high heat and let us get cooking! Be sure to leave a little space between pieces of meat to allow for more even cooking.

Once the grill is to temperature, arrange the skewers on the grill surface. Lower the heat if you get flareup. If it continues, try moving the skewers to the outside of the grill too. Ideally, you want to cook them for about 5 minutes on a side, but it is most important to cook the meat thoroughly. For chicken, 160 F or 70 C, for shrimp, 145 F or 63 C. A decent, grill friendly meat thermometer is your friend!

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Suggestion:

We love to add vegetables to these skewers too, cut up bell peppers and onions, whole cherry tomatoes and sliced mushrooms are favorites. It is best to cut your veggies in a consistent size to facilitate even cooking. Alternate pieces of veggie and meat careful not to overpack the skewer.

We hope you love it, please share your comments and photos of your dishes, happy cooking!