Name: Honey Sesame Shrimp “On the Barbie”
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Australia
Ingredients: 4½ teaspoons honey; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 3 tablespoons rice wine, sake, or dry sherry; ½ teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder; 1 tablespoon Thai sweet chile sauce (optional; see Note); 2 slices (¼ inch thick) peeled fresh ginger; 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed with the side of a cleaver; 2 scallions, trimmed, white part flattened with the side of a cleaver, green part finely chopped and set aside for garnish; 4½ teaspoons sesame seeds; 5 tablespoons Asian (dark) sesame oil; 1½ pounds jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined (see box); Lime wedges, for serving

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Barbecue Bible

By Steven Raichlen

Published 1998

About

Shrimp “on the barbie,” aka grill, is Australia’s most famous culinary export. Even if you know nothing else about Down Under cooking, you’re surely aware of how much Australians love grilling—especially seafood. If the truth be told, shrimp is something of a misnomer, as most Australians would say “prawns.” The Chinese roots of this dish are obvious—a legacy of the huge influx of Asian immigrants to Australia in the 1970s and 80s. I love the way the sweetness of the honey and five-spice po