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Cast Iron New Orleans BBQ Style Shrimp Made On My Santa Maria Grill by Lonestar Grillz

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Cooking and creating recipes for my fully-loaded Santa Maria Grill has propelled my live fire cooking skills to a whole new level! I am having so much fun coming up with meals and I am just now getting started.

I named her badass Maria.

Lonestar Grillz located right here in Texas, custom designed, fabricated  and delivered it to me. It’s very easy to get it up and running and I love the wheel that raises and lowers the base to get the food closer to the coals for a quicker cook or a slower cook when it’s raised. Because I opted to get it fully loaded, this grill also functions as an Argentinian Grill. More on that later.

Check out my Instagram @winewithlisa to see my recipe Reels!

Who doesn’t LOVE New Orleans BBQ Shrimp!?!??

Lots of butter and spices to get soaked up by bread while enjoying the succulent shrimp.

Pinwheel the peeled shrimp with tails left intact in a 12 inch Lodge Castiron skillet. The skillet helps it cook evenly.

The recipe is located at the end of the article and it’s so easy to through them in a pan, melt and pour! I’ve found that the more garlic with this recipe and smoked paprika and Calabrian chilies is what sends this recipe to a another level of layers of flavors. In my version of BBQ Shrimp the Calabrian chilies packed in oil and are tangy, vinegary but with tolerable heat and definitely help make this dish.

Calabrian Chilies are available online if you can’t find them at your grocery store. I go through many jars of these during the year. I think I am addicted.

Once the coals are ready, put the cast iron pan and shrimp on the grill, pour the butter sauce on the shrimp and in just a few minutes they will be ready! Have some bread, rice or pasta ready to go.

Pour evenly.

Look at them bubbling. Watch my Reels video on Instagram to see it in action. It never gets old!

large (12 inch) cast iron skillet
2 lbs large shrimp, peeled but tails remain intact
Layer in a pinwheel fashion each shrimp side by side – snuggling them tightly in the skillet with tails towards the center, stretching them out slightly.
Do the same in the middle for a top layer.
In a saucepan, place these ingredients and  melt together on the grill:
2 sticks butter – I used salted
1 – 2 T olive oil
1 t lemon pepper
2 t to 1 T smoked paprika
1 t or more ! red pepper flakes
2 t Calabrian chilies in the jar –
*May substitute with Tobasco or other La Hot Sauce
1 t dried marjoram
1 t dried thyme
A whole lotta chopped fresh garlic- 3 T at least
Lots of black pepper
Salt to taste
Lemon wedges
Parsley garnish
Pour the melted butter sauce evenly over the shrimp and bring to medium high heat until shrimp are pink.
Do not stir.
*May need to put foil or lid to finish cooking the top shrimp so the bottom layer does not overcook*
When bubbly, pink and aromatic, top with parsley and serve with lemon wedge with bread, rice or pasta.

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