The holidays are officially here, and we’ve got a great recipe that will wow your friends and family at your holiday party. Bringing an appetizer to share? Use our Saz’s BBQ sauce to create this delicious Asian BBQ Shrimp Skewer dish created by our Executive Chef Dustin. Char grilled shrimp, Saz’s BBQ sauce, served with a toasted sesame Asian slaw, will leave your guests wanting more.
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Asian BBQ Shrimp Skewer
Prep Time: 15 minutes | Cook Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 5 Skewers
Ingredients
- 15 large shrimp
Glaze
- 2 cups Saz’s Original BBQ Sauce
- 2 tbsp ginger (freshly chopped)
- 1 tbsp garlic (freshly chopped)
- 1/4 cup scallions (freshly chopped)
- 1/4 cup cilantro (freshly chopped)
- 1/4 cup yellow onion (minced)
- 1/4 cup sweet soy sauce
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
Asian Coleslaw
- 1 lb shredded coleslaw or Asian chopped kale mix of choice
- 1/4 cup scallions (freshly chopped)
- 1/4 cup cilantro (freshly chopped)
- 1/4 cup sesame oil
- 1/4 cup sweet soy sauce
- 1/2 cup rice wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp ginger (freshly chopped)
- 1 tbsp garlic (freshly chopped)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 tbsp sesame seeds (toasted)
Instructions
- Prepare coleslaw at least one hour before serving. Keep the coleslaw/Asian chopped kale mix to the side as you mix all ingredients together to create the dressing. Add the coleslaw and fold the dressing in to create the mixed slaw. Set aside to reserve for serving.
- To make the glaze, sauté onions and garlic until translucent. Remove from heat and mix with remaining ingredients. Return to heat for 5 minutes to simmer.
- Skewer shrimp and brush shrimp with glaze, keeping the remaining glaze to use after cooked.
- Grill shrimp on a pre-heated grill on high. Shrimp can also be cooked in the oven on high broil, indoor electric grill, or air fryer. Cook until charred on outside and cooked through.
- To serve, place slaw on serving plate and top with shrimp skewers. Brush any remaining glaze onto the shrimp. Garnish dish with more chopped scallions and toasted sesame seeds if desired.
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