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Thai-style grilled shrimp on lemongrass skewers

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      30 min

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By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

  • About

Grilled on lemongrass stalks, these shrimp have a wonderful flavor that you may consider a revelation if you’ve ever wondered, “What is that flavor?” when eating Thai food. If you like, you can grill shrimp this way, then use them in place of the tuna in Tuna and Vegetables in Rice Paper.

Ingredients

  • 24 medium-to-large shrimp
  • 5 stalks lemongrass
  • 2 teaspoons minced

Method

  1. Peel the shrimp and devein them. Trim and mince 1 of the lemongrass stalks, then toss it and the shrimp in a bowl with 1 teaspoon of the minced chiles, the garlic, 2 teaspoons of the nam pla, a little salt and pepper, and the grapeseed oil.
  2. Remove the outer sheath from the remaining lemongrass stalks and trim them so they are about 10 inches long and less than

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