Calypso Shrimp Skewers

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon fresh ginger
• 2/3 cup shredded coconut
• 2/3 cup finely chopped peanuts
• 12 ounces medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto
• 7 ounces creme fraiche
• 1 teaspoon finely shredded lime peel
• lime juice

Recipe

• 1 cut prosciutto into 1/2 inch wide by 7 inch long strips.
• 2 soak thirty 6-inch skewers in water for 30 minutes.
• 3 meanwhile, in a shallow dish combine honey and ginger and set aside.
• 4 in another shallow dish combine peanuts and coconut and set aside.
• 5 drain skewers. thread shrimp lengthwise on skewers at tail end until they are straight.
• 6 brush each shrimp with honey mixture.
• 7 roll in coconut mixture wrap a piece of prosciutto around each shrimp.
• 8 if grilling, cook shrimp until opaque.
• 9 if cooking in oven, preheat to 375 degrees and bake 4 to 6 minutes.
• 10 stir together créme fraîche, lime peel, and enough lime juice to make the desired consistency.