Spicy Tequila Marinated Shrimp

Yield: 3 servings

1 pound jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined

Marinade

• 1½ cups tequila, preferably 100% blue agave
• 1½ cups fresh lime juice
• ¾ cup extra virgin olive oil
• ½ cup fresh garlic, finely chopped
• ½ cup Louisiana hot sauce, or the Tabasco sauce of your choice
• ½ cup sugar
• 4 Tablespoons kosher salt, or to taste
• 5 Tablespoons white pepper
  

Mix all ingredients very well. Marinate shrimp for 2-3 hours in mixture. Cook over charcoal barbecue grill, basting 2-3 times with marinade.

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