Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • Zest and juice of 1 orange
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 16 raw large shrimp, peeled, leaving the tail on, and deveined
  • 1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
  • 4 tablespoons Creole mustard or grainy mustard
  • 1/4 yellow onion, grated
  • 2 celery ribs, very finely minced
  • 1 rounded tablespoon prepared horseradish
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco
  • 1 teaspoon paprika (1/3 palmful)
  • A handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Method

  • Preheat an outdoor grill or stovetop grill pan to high heat.
  • In a bowl, combine the EVOO, orange juice and zest, and salt and pepper to taste.
  • Add the shrimp and toss to coat the shrimp completely.
  • Place the shrimp on the grill and cook for 3 minutes each side, or until the shrimp are pink and have curled up.
  • Remove the shrimp from the grill onto a baking sheet or large plate in a single layer.
  • Place in the refrigerator to chill.
  • In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise, Creole mustard, grated onion, celery, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, paprika, and parsley.
  • Store the remoulade sauce in the refrigerator until the shrimp are chilled.
  • To serve, surround a bowl of the remoulade sauce with the chilled grilled shrimp.
  • If you are not in the griling, you can prepare the shrimp in a large nonstick skillet.
  • For a surf-and-turf version, wrap the chilled piece of cooked shrimp in a half slice of thin roast beef from the deli counter.
  • Get in the habit of measuring by eye.
  • One teaspoon of coarse black pepper is equal to about a third of a palmful.