We had about 18 people over on Monday night for our Life Groups. A life group is essentially a small group bible study that does other stuff too. Sometimes we study a book, sometimes we just pray for one another or listen to each other about what’s happening in life. Sometimes we watch movies. Sometimes we make cinnamon rolls for people. Sometimes we just sit around a fire and smoke cigars…well…the men’s group does at least.
My wife Allison has a women’s group that meets at our house too. They have dinner with us and then they move over to our neighbor’s house afterward.
We’ve had groups meeting at our house every week for nearly 5 years now. We’ve had dinner every week. And I don’t like making the same things over and over. So, I wanted to do shrimp skewers and grilled chicken for this week and you know what? I’m pretty sure the shrimp was cheaper than the chicken!
I started by with frozen raw shrimp that have been de-veined and shelled. This allowed me to marinate them right out of the bag into some Italian dressing. If they are fresh, you can do this for an hour or two. Since I was going from frozen. I let them marinate in the refrigerator for about 6 hours as they thawed in the dressing.
Next step is to skewer the shrimp. You’ll want to go through the shrimp in two places as seen here. You don’t have to do this, but it keeps them in place if you do. Metal or wooden skewers work equally well. Wood skewers need to be soaked in water for a while before grilling though.
Next up is our seasoning. Old Bay and shrimp are pretty much BFF. You need to have Old Bay in your cupboard. It should be in most grocery stores across the USA. If you can’t find it, order it here:
http://www.oldbay.com/Products/Old-Bay-Seasoning.aspx
This is the only seasoning I’m using on these shrimp…and I like stuff to be kicking, so I’ll put a pretty heaving layer of this on. Use your own discretion.
The final step was getting my grill to about 500 degrees and tossing the skewers on there. Give them about 1-2 minutes on each side and you should have some melted lemon butter ready for a final touch.
Make these!
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sweet! it’s breakfast time but now i want lunch!
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I’m not really into shrimp (sorry), but I did make the “monkey bread” last night that you posted over at Pioneer Woman Cooks and it is delicious! My Mom used to make it, but I think we called it something like “bubble cake.” It’s so easy to make, I’ll definitely be making it again, so thanks for posting the recipe!
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My eldest punk LOVES shrimp. He would eat it everyday. I tell him “You are what you eat”!
He tells me I’m weird.
Looks good though. I still have to try the monkey bread.
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Old Bay and shrimp ROCK! Yum, now I want some.
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To quote Borat, “Very niiiiice”
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Don’t worry…I will!! Yum.
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This is almost exactly what we did Sunday night for supper- add some jambalaya rice as a side and a some freshly picked strawberries with mint from our herb garden and you’re there! How much do you love Old Bay, I mean, really, does it get any easier/more delicious than that?!?!? -e
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I like a true Marylander adore Old Bay. we even have Old Bay potato chips - really good during the winter when you are craving MD Blue Crabs.
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These look almost as delicious as a Life Group sounds. I wish we could find a group to commit like that! We buy Old Bay in bulk, and I agree that nothing goes better with shrimp than OB. Of course, we also put it on fries, burgers, grilled veggies…
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I really look forward to your cooking posts. I made your Pasta Carbonara recently and my husband loved it - thanks!
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I could eat all 84 of those, and would happily do so!
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Oh how I miss shrimp. I developed a severe allergy last year, so I can’t eat them now. It’s very, very sad. But I’m glad other people can enjoy them - I can kind of live vicariously. ;o)
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Wow, those look good and I don’t like shrimp! Your groups sound like a lot of fun too…
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thanks for the idea! My husband and I have been experimenting in the seafood world and we were just talking about doing shrimp like this!
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hi! i don’t like shrimp, but i do like chicken… i hope you’ll share your receipe for that with us one day!
http://www.chasingconviction.com
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Simple but looks oh, so tasty. I don’t think there’s a person in my family who doesn’t eat “scrimps”. Better add this to the repertoire.
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Oh, heavenly! Why can’t our church groups serve such delicious food? I hereby vow to go all foodie on our Bible Study Group!!!
Blessings!
Lacy
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I had shrimp kabobs on Sat. I use that seasoning!
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cool blog…found you through brad ruggles site and the name of your post “cool beans”….one of my favorite sayings so I stopped by.
love the content and look forward to reading more.
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YUM!
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That is one big mamba jamba can of old bay! Mmmmm…those shrimp look tasty.
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Pastor Ryan,
I just found your site from Ree. I have got to let you know, that you need to try Tony Cachere’s Creole Seasoning. If you try it, you will never turn back!
Now, I am off to pick up some shrimp!
Have a blessed day!
Sue
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Aww! Now I want shrimp!! Beautiful pics, Ryan!
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you guys are doing what this website is all about:
http://www.coffeehousechurches.com/deeper.php
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Yay! People outside of Maryland and the Chesapeake Bay area really CAN appreciate the awesomeness that is Old Bay. Its great on french fries too. . .
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