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My Casual Cooking Cookbook Is Mia
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The discussion centers around a request for the Citrus Shrimp Skewers recipe from the "Casual Cooking" cookbook, specifically page 34. The recipe includes 12 oz of uncooked shell-on medium shrimp, citrus juices, orange marmalade, and various seasonings. Key cooking tools mentioned include a juicer, garlic press, kitchen shears, stainless steel whisk, barbecue basting brush, and barbecue tongs. The recipe outlines marinating the shrimp and grilling them for 5-6 minutes until opaque, serving four portions.
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I have a show Friday and the cookbook I need is MIA! 
Could someone please post the recipe from the Casual Cooking cookbook, pg 34, for Citrus Shrimp Skewers for me? 
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Citrus Shrimp Skewers
(Casual Cooking...pg 34)
12 oz uncooked shell-on medium shrimp (about 30-40)
2 lemons
2 limes
1/2 cup orange marmalade
1 Tbls vegetable oil
1 large garlic clove, pressed
1 Tbls snipped fresh parsley
1/4 tsp ground red pepper
1. Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails on. Thread shrimp onto four 12-inch skewers; place in large resealable plastic food storage bag.
2. Using Juicer, juice lemons to measure 1/4 cup juice; juice limes to measure 1/4 cup juice. Pour juices into Small Batter Bowl. Add orange marmalade and oil. Using Garlic Press, press garlic into batter bowl. Snip parsley using Kitchen Shears. Add parsley and red pepper to ingredients in batter bowl; whisk using Stainless Steel Whisk until blended. Reserve 1/4 cup of the marinade for basting. Pour remaining marinade over shrimp. Marinate in refrigerator 45 minutes to 1 hour, turning occasionally.
3. Prepare grill for direct cooking over medium coals. Remove skewers from marinade; discard plastic bag with marinade. Place skewers on grid of grill; brush with reserved marinade using Barbecue Basting Brush. Grill, uncovered, 5-6 minutes or until shrimp appear opaque, turning once with Barbecue Tongs and brushing again with marinade.
Makes 4 servings.
(Casual Cooking...pg 34)
12 oz uncooked shell-on medium shrimp (about 30-40)
2 lemons
2 limes
1/2 cup orange marmalade
1 Tbls vegetable oil
1 large garlic clove, pressed
1 Tbls snipped fresh parsley
1/4 tsp ground red pepper
1. Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails on. Thread shrimp onto four 12-inch skewers; place in large resealable plastic food storage bag.
2. Using Juicer, juice lemons to measure 1/4 cup juice; juice limes to measure 1/4 cup juice. Pour juices into Small Batter Bowl. Add orange marmalade and oil. Using Garlic Press, press garlic into batter bowl. Snip parsley using Kitchen Shears. Add parsley and red pepper to ingredients in batter bowl; whisk using Stainless Steel Whisk until blended. Reserve 1/4 cup of the marinade for basting. Pour remaining marinade over shrimp. Marinate in refrigerator 45 minutes to 1 hour, turning occasionally.
3. Prepare grill for direct cooking over medium coals. Remove skewers from marinade; discard plastic bag with marinade. Place skewers on grid of grill; brush with reserved marinade using Barbecue Basting Brush. Grill, uncovered, 5-6 minutes or until shrimp appear opaque, turning once with Barbecue Tongs and brushing again with marinade.
Makes 4 servings.
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