Balsamic Grilled Shrimp and Calamari
It hasn’t happened
that often, but every once in a while I actually encounter an ingredient or
dish I am scared to make.
They are usually more
exotic ingredients or challenging dishes that people on Top Chef get kicked off
for.
Like risotto and calamari.
And every time I
finally tackle one of these big and scary tasks, I do a mental head slap that I
waited so long to try it.
Just like the first
day I started cooking.
It is just a meal. The
worse thing that can happen is that it’s bad. And most the time it’s AWESOME.
Just like this
marinated and grilled shrimp and calamari. Amazingly delicious and EASY.
You will need…
½ pound shrimp, pealed
and deveined
½ pound calamari, cut
into rings
¾ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon
mustard
6 cloves garlic,
minced
1 tablespoon fresh
ground pepper
Start by combining the
vinegar, olive oil, mustard, garlic and pepper in a bowl or mason jar and whisk
or shake until the marinade is completely combined.
Combine the shrimp and
calamari in a medium bowl or dish and drizzle it with the marinade.
Toss the seafood well
and set it to the side to marinade for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Heat your grill to a
medium high heat.
After the seafood has
marinated, you have 2 options.
You can either use
soaked wooden skewers (so they don’t catch on fire) to cook the seafood or you
can use a special grilling pan. I opted for the grill pan, but I kind of wish I had opted for the skewers.
Place either your
skewers or your grilling pan over a hot part of the grill and cook until the
shrimp is pink and the calamari is opaque.
About 3 minutes a side.
Serve hot with some
crusty bread.
Love and Beer Floats
Angela
Balsamic Grilled Shrimp and Calamari
½ pound shrimp, pealed
and deveined
½ pound calamari, cut
into rings
¾ cup balsamic vinegar
¼ cup olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon
mustard
6 cloves garlic,
minced
1 tablespoon fresh
ground pepper
Start by combining the
vinegar, olive oil, mustard, garlic and pepper in a bowl or mason jar and whisk
or shake until the marinade is completely combined.
Combine the shrimp and
calamari in a medium bowl or dish and drizzle it with the marinade.
Toss the seafood well
and set it to the side to marinade for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Heat your grill to a
medium high heat.
After the seafood has
marinated, you have 2 options.
You can either use
soaked wooden skewers (so they don’t catch on fire) to cook the seafood or you
can use a special grilling pan.
Place either your
skewers or your grilling pan over a hot part of the grill and cook until the
shrimp is pink and the calamari is opaque. About 3 minutes a side.
Serve hot with some
crusty bread.