# Grilled Colossal Shrimp

A light and balanced meal of grilled colossal shrimp, preserved lemon couscous, and a fresh side salad, perfect for a warm day.

- Cuisine: Moroccan
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Colossal Shrimp
- Olive oil
- Garlic
- Turmeric
- Cumin
- Smoked paprika
- Oregano
- Onion powder
- Brown sugar
- Salt
- Couscous
- Za'atar
- Fresh lemon juice
- Pickled shallot liquid
- Pickled shallots
- Heirloom tomatoes
- Seedless cucumbers
- Kalamata olives
- Parsley
- Mint
- Avocado
- Butter
- Cauliflower
- Labneh
- Honey
- Preserved lemons

## Instructions

1. Butterfly the colossal shrimp by cutting through the stomach to clean out the poop chute, leaving a thin flap of flesh on the backside to hold it together.
2. Pour olive oil into a mixing bowl.
3. Add grated garlic to the olive oil.
4. Add turmeric to the mixture.
5. Add cumin to the mixture.
6. Add smoked paprika to the mixture.
7. Add oregano to the mixture.
8. Add onion powder to the mixture.
9. Add a little bit of brown sugar to the mixture.
10. Toss the shrimp in the marinade.
11. Lay out the marinated shrimp on a tray.
12. Season the shrimp with salt.
13. Rinse the couscous in a strainer under running water.
14. Transfer the rinsed couscous to a steamer pot.
15. Steam the couscous for 10 minutes.
16. Break up the clumps of couscous after the first steam.
17. Steam the couscous for another 10 minutes.
18. Pour olive oil into a mixing bowl for the salad dressing.
19. Add za'atar to the olive oil.
20. Add fresh lemon juice to the dressing.
21. Add pickled shallot liquid to the dressing.
22. Add pickled shallots to the dressing.
23. Add chopped heirloom tomatoes to the dressing.
24. Add gutted cucumbers to the dressing.
25. Add Kalamata olives to the dressing.
26. Add chopped parsley to the dressing.
27. Add chopped mint to the dressing.
28. Add cubed avocado to the dressing.
29. Mix all the salad ingredients together.
30. After the third steaming of the couscous, add a bit of olive oil, butter, and salt for flavor.
31. Let the couscous steam one last time.
32. Cut the cauliflower into florets.
33. Season the cauliflower with the same flavors as the shrimp.
34. Place the seasoned cauliflower into the oven for roasting.
35. Combine labneh with chopped parsley and olive oil.
36. Add chopped mint to the labneh mixture.
37. Add lemon juice to the labneh mixture.
38. Add a little bit of honey to the labneh mixture to offset the tang.
39. Mix the labneh sauce thoroughly.
40. Remove the flesh from preserved lemons, as only the rind is typically used.
41. Finely chop the rind of the preserved lemons.
42. Combine the finely chopped preserved lemon rind with the couscous.
43. Add some liquid from the side salad to the couscous to brighten it up.
44. Mix the couscous and lemon mixture.
45. Grill the marinated shrimp until they have a smoky char.
46. Spoon the honey herb labneh onto a plate.
47. Top the labneh with the cucumber, tomato, olive, and avocado side salad.
48. Add a portion of the preserved lemon couscous to the plate.
49. Arrange the grilled shrimp on the plate.
50. Drizzle fresh lemon juice over the grilled shrimp.
51. Add the roasted cauliflower to the plate.

## Equipment

- Grill
- Cutting board
- Knife
- Mixing bowls
- Tongs
- Steamer pot
- Spoon
- Plates

## Tips

- Butterfly shrimp by cutting through the stomach to clean the poop chute and allow even seasoning and cooking, while the back flap holds it together for a nice presentation.
- Season protein with salt after marinating to have more control over the salt distribution.
- When making sauces with yogurt, use labneh instead for a thicker, tangier, and better texture.
- When using preserved lemons, typically only the rind is used as the flesh is extremely salty.

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/zK8TPWBjXWE?si=QATwUbOU6scA-i7e
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/9d7115a4-4987-4673-9ba6-878a9cff1b32
- Extracted: 2025-06-11

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