Earl's Easy Grilled Shrimp Skewers

Earl's Shrimp Skewers

My brother-in-law Earl, who lives in Alabama, is one of the most talented people I know. He can build anything: furniture, the floor the furniture sits on, and the house that encloses it all. Earl has a boat and he fishes. He casts his fishful hopes in and around the waterways of Mobile and in the Gulf of Mexico. He seems to have an internal radar and can find a school of Redfish in Mobile's Dog River. He calls these spots where the fish hang out "the honey holes." 

I've never seen Earl eat or serve fish that he didn't catch himself.  Not only is he a perceptive and adept fisherman, but Earl also cleans, seasons, and cooks his fish. He cooks not in the kitchen, though. He's outside on the patio, frying that fish in a deep fryer that I wouldn't be surprised to hear that he built himself. 

Earl with his catch

My sister Tracy sent a photo of their main dish at last Sunday's dinner. Shrimp skewers. She might have been showing off the serving plate (nice plate, Sis) but I couldn't take my eyes off those shrimp and called her for the recipe. I don't know if Earl caught the shrimp and grew the onions, tomatoes, and peppers featured in the recipe. But I wouldn't be surprised if he did.

Recipe: Earl's Easy Grilled Shrimp Skewers (Serves 4)

Ingredients

1 tablespoon of Worcestershire Sauce

2 tablespoons olive oil
3 dozen large shrimp, shelled and deveined
1 large green onion, sliced in chunks

1 large onion, sliced in chunks

1 large tomato, sliced in chunks

1 3/4 tablespoons Tony Chachere's Creole Seasoning (or similar)

8 wooden skewers, soaked in warm water for a minimum of 30 minutes

Directions

1. Whisk together Worcestershire sauce and olive oil; brush vegetables and both sides of shrimp with the liquid ingredients.
2. Season vegetables and both sides of shrimp with the Creole seasoning. 
3. Thread vegetables and shrimp on skewers, alternating shrimp with chunks of pepper, tomato, and onion.
4. Place skewers on grill; turn each skewer after 1 1/2 minute and cook the other side of the shrimp for an additional 1 1/2 minutes. Remove the shrimp skewers from the grill and serve.