Bbq Shrimp On Pineapple Planks

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb shrimp (large or jumbo)
• 1 medium ripe fresh pineapple, crown removed and peeled
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted, divided
• 1/4 cup barbecue sauce, your preference
• 1 -2 tablespoon chipotle chile in adobo, canned, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup cucumber, seeded, chopped
• 1/2 cup jicama, peeled, chopped
• 1 tablespoon lime juice (preferably fresh) or 1 tablespoon lemon juice (preferably fresh)
• 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 soak 8 6-8 inch wooden skewers in enough water to cover for 30 minutes.
• 2 this will prevent your skewers from burning, however, if you have them metal skewers may also be used.
• 3 also, defrost shrimp, if needed.
• 4 cut pineapple lengthwise into 1/2" thick slices.
• 5 chop some of the pineapple until it measures 1/2 cup and set aside for relish.
• 6 halve each pineapple slice crosswise to equal 8 pineapple planks.
• 7 use 1 tbs of your melted butter and brush the planks on both sides, then set aside.
• 8 peel and devein shrimp, if needed.
• 9 (you may want to save the shells for shrimp stock"shrimp stock" if desired.) in a medium bowl mix barbecue sauce, chipotles, garlic and the remaining 2 tbsp of melted butter.
• 10 stir in shrimp.
• 11 cover and let sit at room temperature, stirring occasionally.
• 12 remove shrimp, discard marinade.
• 13 thread 1 jumbo or 3 large on each skewer, set aside.
• 14 for relish: combine reserved 1/2 cup chopped pineapple, the chopped cucumber, chopped jicama, lime/lemon juice and 1/4 tsp salt.
• 15 cover and set aside until serving time.
• 16 grill shrimp kabobs and pineapple planks on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium coals.
• 17 grill until shrimp are opaque and pineapple is heated through, turning once through grilling time.
• 18 allow 10-12 min for jumbo shrink, 6-10 minutes for large shrimp and 6-8 minutes for pineapple planks.
• 19 if desired, brush each kabob with additional barbecue sauce during last 1 minute of grilling.
• 20 alternately, cook under a hot broiler on a rack.
• 21 to serve, stir chopped cilantro into relish.
• 22 place pineapple planks onto serving platter.
• 23 spoon some of the relish over the planks and then top each with a shrimp skewer.