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Tom Yum Grilled Shrimp

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Thai Tom Yum Grilled Shrimp

After trying and really enjoying the tom yum grilled fish I came across the grilled shrimp version on About.com: Thai Food . How can you go wrong using the tom yum paste that is used to make the amazing tom yum soup and grilled skewered shrimp? This time when I looked at the recipe the fact that the shrimp was skewered reminded me of a Thai style satay only using a marinade with more fresh ingredients such as the lemongrass, cilantro, green onions, fresh birds eye chilies, etc. There was no way that I could pass up on making this shrimp dish and I got to it on the weekend. The tom yum grilled shrimp was as easy to make as pulsing the marinade in a food processor, marinating the shrimp for a while and finally grilling them for a few minutes on both sides. For the minimal amount of effort these shrimp took to make they turned out excellent! The shrimp were nice and juicy and super tasty! Although the shrimp were flavourful enough to serve by themselves you could also serve them with a spicy Thai peanut dipping sauce if you like. One thing that I really like about simple meat dishes like this is that you can serve them as an appetizer by themselves or with a dipping sauce or you can use them as just another tasty component in other dishes like salads or sandwiches.

Tom Yum Grilled Shrimp

Tom Yum Grilled Shrimp

Prep Time:10 minutes Cook Time:20 minutes Total Time:30 minutes Servings: 4
ingredients
  • 1 pound shrimp (peeled and deveined)
  • 2 stalks lemongrass (peeled and chopped, or lemon zest or myrtle leaves)
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • 1 thumb sized piece galangal (or ginger, peeled and chopped)
  • 1+ birds eye chili (or other hot chili or 1 teaspoon chili sauce, etc.)
  • 1/4 cup cilantro (chopped)
  • 1 lime (juice and zest)
  • 2 green onions (sliced)
  • 1/2 teaspoon shrimp paste
  • 2 tablespoons fish sauce
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 2 tablespoons palm sugar (grated or sugar)
directions
  1. Place the lemon grass, garlic, galangal, chili, cilantro, lime juice and zest, green onions, shrimp paste, fish sauce, oil and palm sugar in a foor processor and process.
  2. Marinate the shrimp in the paste for at least 10 minutes.
  3. Skewer the shrimp.
  4. Grill until cooked, about 2-3 minutes per side.
Use in:
Mango, Avocado and Grilled Shrimp Salad with a Peanut Dressing

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  4. singingirl says

    September 3, 2009 at 1:15 am

    hi – i just stumbled upon your site the other day. i signed up to receive your posts in my email. thanks so much. i love the pictures. the recipes i've seen so far look great. this shrimp sounds terrific. i'm really liking your stuff. thanks again.

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  9. Amy says

    September 3, 2009 at 2:59 am

    I'm not at all familiar with Tom Yum, which apparently is a crime, since all three of these dishes look/sound outstanding. Will have to delve deeper…

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  15. Laura says

    September 3, 2009 at 1:52 pm

    These look delicious! Shrimp are uber-cheap here this time of year, so I'm always looking for something new and different to do with them. Will definitely be trying these. Thanks!

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  22. The Bella Girls says

    September 3, 2009 at 10:00 pm

    Now this is one recipe that will fit into my current "low-carb" diet. I love the lemongrass skewers. I do this with chicken sometimes, and I don't know why I've never though to do this with my Shrimp as well. Thanks for the great idea Kevin!

    Cheers,
    Camberley

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  26. pixen says

    September 4, 2009 at 1:24 am

    With this recipe I can tell you for sure I will have kilos of it 😀 I'm a fan of Shrimps! Tell you what, come over to my hometown island of Penang (across the border of Thailand), we can grill them and other seafood at the beach across the street or at my terrase!

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  29. Jamie says

    September 6, 2009 at 3:24 pm

    Kevin, your shrimp dishes just kill me! They are each and every one fabulous looking and I so want to taste every one. I love shrimp! But can you believe I can't buy fresh shrimp here in Nantes? Only frozen and I haven't done that yet. Another beautiful shrimp dish!

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  31. Anonymous says

    April 18, 2010 at 1:04 am

    Hi, y'all. I just made this Tom Yum Shrimp AGAIN!! And, I must say once again IT IS FABULOUS!!!! If any of y'all gals ever try it, it probably won't look as gorgeous as Kevin's does, but it will taste fantastic!! I heated the marinade and spooned it onto the grilled shrimp on the plate! Super!!

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