Chef John's Grilled Garlic and Herb Shrimp

This was the last dish my Dad ever made me. We grilled out on the lake for my birthday, and he cooked up these shrimp with aoili on the side. He was so proud of these, and they were truly fantastic. It was unforgettable to say the least. Thank you for helping to create such a special food memory involving my Dad. I'll never forget that dish or that day at the lake.

Wonderful flavor! I did not have time to marinate as long as suggested. I also threw all the marinade ingredients into the small cup of my Ninja processor which was very quick. Then placed the 2/3 marinade in a ziplock with the shrimp and let it sit while I was making side dishes. Very quick and delicious dinner. Thank you!

Another great recipe by Chef John. I don't use a lot of salt, so I found this to be too salty for me so I will just reduce the amount of salt the next time. The herb combination was perfect for this grilled shrimp.

Since most of Chef John's recipes are very good, I decided to try this one. I had all of the suggested fresh herbs available, and wasn't hot on the mortar and pestle idea, but I did it anyway. It helped a lot to cut all of the herbs into very small pieces before crushing them with the mortar and pestle. By doing this, it didn't take much time at all to make the marinade and the sauce. I grilled the brochettes in my Ninja grill/oven at 500 degrees for 4 minutes per side. The results were incredibly flavorful. I will definitely be making this again.

This was very good. I made a few changes. I only used 1 lb shrimp, added cilantro, did not use thyme, increased the lemon juice (full lemon and a little extra). I probably add more garlic next time I make this -- mmm.

This was simple and very good, according to my customer (wife). We happened to have fresh basil, oregano, and marjoram, but no parsley growing in our garden, so that's what we went with. Next time I'll chop the herbs a little more finely and use more garlic. Also I'll set the flame higher on our gas grill as recommended in the video. But overall it was excellent anyway.

This was so easy to make! I have had this saved for a while, so glad I finally made it! I followed the recipe but had an emergency, so just left the shrimp in the marinade till the following evening. Grilled them and placed on top of a rice pilaf with the sauce for a most delicious meal! Will make so often!

This recipe is amazing! It's a little time consuming with the mortar and pestle but worth it. I made a double batch and saved it to use for other meals. So far have used it on other fish chicken and pork. A little goes a long way... it has so much flavor!!!

Lemon thyme is very hard to find, don't worry about it. Just double the lemon zest.

The only change I made was to cut the salt to 1 tsp. Still needed less so I decided that next time I’d add only 1/2 tsp of salt to recipe. Other than that it was great!!

This was a great recipe. I made it just as instructed. I would recommend watching the video as it makes it a little more clear on desired consistencies. Don't forget to reserve some marinade for the sauce at the end. It really makes the dish. On the final sauce my lemon/salt/garlic ratio got a little intense, so I added some honey to even things out and it turned out great. I served the shrimp with lemon/garlic/dill basmati rice.

Way too much salt. I do like the recipe but will try with little to no salt the next time.

It was definitely too salty. Additionally, I have had better tasting shrimp dishes will way less effort. For those reasons I will not be making this again.

Great flavor.

Another great recipe from Chef John. Fresh herbs and sweet Gulf shrimp meet garlic, lemon heaven. Definitely grill to get correct carmelization and have your watch on to avoid overcooking.

Made it with friends — huge hit.

I had to sauté them on the stove but so good anyway! I had all of the fresh herbs and wouldn’t do it any other way! I made half the recipe for the two of us. My husband ate it without the additional sauce but I thought the sauce was fantastic ! A little extra work with mortar and pestle but oh so worth it! Thanks, Chef John!

A very good recipe! I used fresh herbs from my garden and added some tarragon to the mix. Will be made again.

Grilled shrimp is my go-to dinner party food, so I've made a ton of different recipes. THIS ONE is by far the best. The flavors were outstanding. I wouldn't change a thing. Trust me...I've tasted some yummy shrimp, but this one, especially with the sauce, was the bomb!

We doubled the sauce, so we could include the rice in that part of the joy!