Seppi’s BBQ Shrimp with Lemongrass

Name: Seppi's BBQ Shrimp with Lemongrass
Total time: PT0D0H0M
Yield: makes 20
Ingredients: 1 cup soy sauce; 1 ⁄ 4 cup fish sauce (nam pla); 1 ⁄ 4 cup sweet sake wine (mirin); 1 ⁄ 4 cup minced inner stalk lemongrass; 1 tbsp. Indonesian chile paste; 1 tbsp. finely chopped ginger; 1 tsp. ground coriander seed; 1 tsp. chopped garlic; 1 ⁄ 3 cup palm sugar or brown sugar; 20 jumbo shrimp (about 2 lbs.); 20 thin stalk ends lemongrass (about 6 whole stalks)

Serves
makes 20

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Chef Seppi Rengli created this dish while at New York's Sea Grill restaurant, using lemongrass in the marinade, then skewering the shrimp with the stalks to add extra flavor.

Ingredients

1 cup soy sauce
¹⁄₄ cup fish sauce (nam pla)
¹⁄₄ cup sweet sake wine (mirin)
¹⁄₄ cup minced inner stalk lemongrass
1 tbsp. Indonesian chile paste
1 tbsp. finely chopped ginger
1 tsp. ground coriander seed
1 tsp. chopped garlic
¹⁄₃ cup palm sugar or brown sugar
20 jumbo shrimp (about 2 lbs.)
20 thin stalk ends lemongrass (about 6 whole stalks)

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Instructions

Step 1

Mix soy sauce, fish sauce, sake, lemongrass, chile paste, ginger, coriander, garlic, and sugar in a 9" × 12" glass dish. Peel and devein shrimp, and add to marinade. Turn to coat well, and refrigerate 3–4 hours.

Step 2

Cut lemongrass stalks into 3" pieces and skewer shrimp from head to tail, in the form of a "C". Grill on a preheated grill, or grill pan on the stove for 2 minutes on each side, then brush with marinade.