BBQ Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce

Recipe courtesy The Neelys

Show: Down Home with the NeelysEpisode: Girls' Favorites: Cooking for the Girls

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (35)

Cook Time:
8 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
6 servings; as appetizer

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 20 min
Cook: 8 min
Total:: 43 min

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Ingredients

1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon ground mustard
1 teaspoon celery salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon Neelys BBQ dry rub seasoning, recipe follows
1/2 lemon, juiced, plus lemon wedges, for garnish
1/4 cup Neely's BBQ sauce, recipe follows
Cocktail Sauce, recipe follows

Directions

Rinse shrimp thoroughly in cold water and place in large bowl. Mix cloves, seasoned salt, thyme, mustard, celery salt, pepper, and Neelys seasoning in a small bowl. Sprinkle shrimp with the seasoning mixture and toss. Add lemon juice and the BBQ sauce and mix thoroughly. Cover and let marinate for 20 minutes.

Preheat grill to a medium heat. Place shrimp on grill, directly over heat. Cook for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes per side and fully cooked. Serve with cocktail sauce and garnish with lemon wedges.

Neelys BBQ Seasoning:

1 1/2 cups paprika
3/4 cup sugar
3 3/4 tablespoons onion powder

Add all ingredients to a bowl and stir until combined. Keep in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Neelys BBQ Sauce:

2 cups ketchup
1 cup water
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
5 tablespoons light brown sugar
5 tablespoons sugar
1/2 tablespoon fresh ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon onion powder
1/2 tablespoon ground mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

In a large saucepan, combine all ingredients. Bring mixture to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer. Cook uncovered, stirring frequently, for 1 hour 15 minutes.

Yield: 3 1/2 cups

Cocktail Sauce:

1 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
1/2 lemon, juiced
Dash hot sauce

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Serve chilled.

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recipe BBQ Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce
Lisa Lanesboro, MA 10-17-2009
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great recipe
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Thanks for a wonderful recipe. I have never been able to cook shrimp with out turning limp and watery or just the opposite... hard and chewy. Followed instructions to the letter and to my surprise-- quality shrimp,firm and flavorful!! Gina"s bubbly persona encouraged me,with much appreciation.Read more
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YOLANDA HOUSTON, TX 08-23-2009
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I LOVE IT ..........
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

To the Neelys I thank you for opening your home and family to us , I love your recipes because it takes me back to my... grandmothers cooking but with a twist and a KICK !!!!!!!!!! and I love it because it brings new flavors for my kids and myself, My husband loves the honey mustard sauce , any chicken recipes and he loves the barbque recipes . I usally dont read the reviews because they are hardly about the food or quesitons about the techniques , and after reading them my point was provened , but I love your show , food , and the way you are with every one in your family and your friends . Please keep it up and dont let other people personal judgement of your relationship or yourself get to you . The recipes are great thanks .... Read more
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null null, null 08-20-2009
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DOES PAT NEED GLASSES?????????????????
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

FOR HIS EYES----NOT FOR THE KITCHEN. HOW CAN HE STAND HIS WIFE, GINA. SHE THINKS SHE IS THE """"QUEEN OF SHEBA"""""".
recipe BBQ Shrimp with Cocktail Sauce
Lula shreveport, LA 08-20-2009
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I love The Neely's
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I haven't actually tried this recipe, but after reading some of the reviews I have to stand up for my favorite Food Network... chefs. In regards to the comment that Gina is "loud and overbearing", HELLOOOOOO! She is from the south, hence the term "mouth of the south". And who really cares if she doesn't chop properly? You don't have to have a degree in the culinary arts to be a good cook. I might not chop my vegetables properly either but I bet my gumbo is some of the best in Louisiana!!!!!!Read more
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Helen Blackwell, TX 08-19-2009
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What????
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Aren't we suppose to be reviewing the food? To all you acting critics out there, go somewhere else....Pleeeease! I am here to... read reviews on the food. If you don't like the cook, why in the *%!! do you waste your precious time watching the show? OH, I see.....just gotta have something to b*+^#! about. I understand, you poor thing. LOL By the way, this shrimp was great!! Thanks, Pat and Gina and stay just as you are. You should see me when I get in the kitchen and I'm not even on camera. I am a blast. My husband says so. Ha HaRead more
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Kathie Green Cove Springs, FL 08-19-2009
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Review the recipe not the chefs
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I have not made this yet but I will...I enjoy the togetherness and fun the Neeleys have ....This is a forum for writing a... review of the recipes not negative comments about the cooks,,,it's one thing to not like the recipe but another to be negative about the cooks...that is not what this site is about..most people could care less if you watch the show again..I know I will Kathie 8/20/09Read more