Garlic Lime Shrimp

Light and easy to prepare, this is a great dish for a warm summer night. If you can't bear the thought of turning on your stove, grill these up on the BBQ and make a marinade out of the seasoning. This is great as the star of your meal, but can also play a great supporting role to grilled chicken or steaks.

Recipe yields 4 servings

Ingredients  

2 lb large or jumbo shrimp, cleaned with the tails off

1 tbsp unsalted butter

2 tsp extra virgin olive oil

4 cloves of garlic, chopped

Juice from 1 lime

1/4 cup chopped cilantro

Heat the butter and oil in a pan and add the shrimp. Cook for 2-3 minutes and flip. Cook until shrimp are pink.

Add the chopped garlic and lime juice to the pan and toss the shrimp around. Cook for an additional minute or so.

Remove to a serving dish and mix with the chopped cilantro.

Serve & enjoy!

Ginger-Lime Butter

The second recipe in today's triple dose is for ginger-lime butter. Making compound butters is a great way to add flavor to your meals by adding it to bread, potatoes, meat, fish, etc. The uses are endless and it is simple to make and store for long periods of time. Today's combination of ginger and lime goes great on top of seafood!

Recipe yields 4 tbsp of butter

Ingredients
4 tbsp unsalted butter
1 tbsp lime juice
2 tsp ginger
Salt and pepper to taste

Allow butter to soften to room temperature so it is easy to work with. Smooth butter in a small bowl. Add lime juice and mix to combine.

Photo: Peeled ginger

Peel and mince ginger. Add to the butter and combine. Helpful hint: To peel ginger, use the edge of a spoon to scrape off the skin. Cut ginger into strips and then proceed to dice and mince.

Roll butter in wax pepper and refrigerate to harden. Slice and place atop a freshly cooked piece of fish for an easy but complex flavor combination. Enjoy!

Garlic-Lime BBQ Pork Chops

Have you ever wanted juicy BBQ pork chops but forgot to put them in the marinade? Well then this is the perfect recipe for you! For me, being hungry and impatient was just not an option!

Recipe yields 4 servings

Ingredients

6 bone-in pork chops

2 limes, juice

1 garlic clove

1/4 tsp red pepper flakes

2 tbsp olive oil

1/4 cup white wine vinegar

2 tbsp cilantro

Freshly ground sea salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Rub pork chops with salt and pepper to season. Heat grill. Cook pork chops on medium-high heat for 3-4 minutes on each side.

While pork chops are cooking, you can prepare the vinaigrette. Whisk together the lime juice, chopped garlic, red pepper flakes and 1/4 tsp of salt. Add olive oil and white wine vinegar and continue to whisk well. Add minced cilantro and combine well. 

 Once pork chops are cooked through, remove from the grill. Plate and drizzle with the vinaigrette. Serve additional vinaigrette on the side. Enjoy!