- 24 large shrimp, tails on
- 1/4 cup finely chopped green onions (white and pale green part only)
- 1 teaspoon minced or pressed garlic
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, minced
- 1/4 cup rum
- 1/3 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 tablespoons sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon Chinese plum sauce
- 1 fresh pineapple for garnish
- 8 (6-inch) bamboo skewers, soaked in water
- Vegetable peeler (to peel ginger)
- Rinse, peel and devein shrimp, keeping tail intact. Mix marinade ingredients, excluding the pineapple. Add the shrimp and toss to coat. Let them sit overnight in the refrigerator to marinate. Prepare grill. Core pineapple and cut pineapple into chunks to use on skewers. Alternate the marinated shrimp and pineapple on skewers using 3 shrimp and 4 chunks of pineapple per skewer. Grill until shrimp turns pink, 2 to 5 minutes on each side.