10 Minute Grilled Shrimp and Sausage Skewers with Spicy Chili Glaze – Recipe
These easy shrimp and sausage skewers are basted with a spicy chili glaze made with chili paste, vinegar and lemon juice, then grilled to perfection. Here is the recipe. Perfect easy dinner.
Servings: 6 Skewers
Calories: 207kcal
Ingredients
- 1 package Smoked Sausage I used Eckrich Turkey Skinless Smoked Sausage Rope
- 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined (24 pieces)
- 3-4 jalapeno peppers sliced into ½ inch rings
- 1 large red bell pepper sliced into ½ inch chunks
- 1 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Spray oil as needed
- 10-inch wooden skewers for grilling
FOR THE CHILI GLAZE
- ¼ cup gochujang use sriracha as a substitute
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar white wine vinegar is good as well
- Juice from half a lemon + extra for serving
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Slice the Smoked Sausage into ¾ inch slices. You should wind up with 24 pieces total.
- Using 10-inch wooden skewers, pierce each with a slice of sausage, a jalapeno slice, a piece of shrimp, then a slice of red bell pepper. Repeat. Each skewer should hold 16 pieces.
- Sprinkle each skewer with garlic powder, chili powder, and salt and pepper to taste.
- For the glaze, whisk together the gochujang, rice vinegar, lemon juice and salt. If it is too runny, add in more gochujang.
- Fire up your grill to medium heat and lightly oil the grates. Set the shrimp and sausage skewers on the grill and baste them with the chili glaze.
- Grill for 4-5 minutes, then flip and baste them again. Cook another 4-5 minutes, until the shrimp is cooked through and the peppers soften up.
- Drizzle with freshly squeezed lemon juice and serve!
Notes
Makes 6 skewers.
Nutrition
Calories: 207kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 240mg | Sodium: 1005mg | Potassium: 376mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 1165IU | Vitamin C: 40.1mg | Calcium: 129mg | Iron: 2.9mg