Ingredients
2tbspvegetable oil
¾tspfreshly ground black pepper
¾tspkosher salt
36largeshrimp
½largered onion
2½cuphoisin sauce
3limes
Preparation
Soak your wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes.
Meanwhile, preheat the broiler or light a medium-hot fire in a charcoal or gas grill.
Whisk together the oil, pepper, and salt in a large bowl.
Add the shrimp and toss to coat.
Thread 3 shrimps onto a skewer, separating the shrimp with 2 or 3 pieces of red onion.
Repeat until all the shrimp are skewered.
Leave about 3 inches on the bottom of each for a handhold
Brush the shrimp with hoisin sauce.
If broiling, place the skewers on a broiling pan and place the pan about 4 inches from the heat.
If grilling, place them on the grill.
Broil or grill for 3 minutes.
Turn the shrimp over, brush with more hoisin sauce, and broil or grill for 3 minutes more.
Place the skewers on a serving platter.
Swirl some of the remaining hoisin sauce over the shrimp.
Place the rest of the sauce in a small bowl on the platter.
Decorate the platter with the lime wedges and serve.
