This is an easy and tasty Vietnamese style shrimp marinade made with lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, paprika, garlic, chiles, cilantro and sesame oil. Bright and bold flavors everyone will love!
Who needs a barbecue when all you need is a grill pan to add that outdoors smoky flavor to your favorite foods!
I’m in love with my grill pan, it’s one of those purchases I am so glad to have made because it’s changed the way I cook in the kitchen. It adds another layer of flavor to meats, veggies and makes marinated shrimp kebabs so tasty!
Making a shrimp marinade takes no time and is a great way to infuse even more flavor into these little crustaceans.
This Vietnamese style shrimp marinade tastes like summer on a plate and pairs beautifully with sweet peaches and cherry tomatoes.
Healthy and colorful seafood kebabs you can serve with a pickled cucumber and onion salad or baked cauliflower with sriracha Buffalo sauce – so yummy! Or you can use this shrimp marinade with chicken, beef or even as a salad dressing. It’s particularly good with arugula as the peppery leaves marry so well with the citrus and slightly pungent taste of this grilled shrimp marinade.
The options are endless!
Double up on the recipe so you can have a quick marinade ready to go for your next barbecue (while you’re sipping on a fresh ginger Moscow mule) or indoor family dinner. We always have a small container of it in our fridge, it’s become our favorite marinade/dressing/sauce!
Did you like this Vietnamese shrimp marinade recipe? Are there changes you made that you would like to share? Share your tips and recommendations in the comments section below!
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Easy Vietnamese Shrimp Marinade
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 6 minutes
- Total Time: 16 minutes
- Yield: 15 shrimps 1x
- Category: Sauces
- Method: Marinating
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
Description
This is an easy and tasty Vietnamese style shrimp marinade made with lime juice, fish sauce, sugar, paprika, garlic, chiles, cilantro and sesame oil. Bright and bold flavors everyone will love!
Ingredients
- 1 pound large shrimp (deveined, peeled with tail on)
- 1 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1 1/4 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoon fish sauce
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 chile pepper (finely chopped)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 2 tablespoons cilantro (finely chopped)
Instructions
- Put all the ingredients in a ziploc bag, squeeze out air and tightly seal. Marinate for 30-40 minutes.
- Brush the grill pan or barbecue with a little oil and grill shrimp on each side for 2-3 minutes. Serve immediately.
- Use a mix of cherry tomatoes and peaches to add sweetness, tanginess and color to the shrimp skewers.
Notes
You can use this grilled shrimp marinade for beef and chicken – you can also drizzle some on salads or eat it together with rice.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 shrimp
- Calories: 33
- Sugar: 0.5 g
- Sodium: 177.5 mg
- Fat: 0.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 0.8 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 6.1 g
- Cholesterol: 48.7 mg
Made this tonight to put over pasta. Most excellent!!! I did not have cilantro which would have made this 6 stars. Many thanks for sharing such wonderful recipes!
You are so welcome Dennis! Thank you for the kind words 🙂
I made this last week and went back to the butcher for more shrimp! The marinade is delicious and it was perfect with white rice!
Thank you so much!
Sounds delicious; however, I cannot use fish sauce because of the salt content. Can you suggest a substitute?