#MEwx warm, rain, snow, wind and a forward-looking grilled shrimp with vodka lime sauce recipe

Good morning Augusta

A direct, real-time feed from my personal weather station is available for you

here.

This morning it’s cloudy with areas of fog. There’s a chance for rain showers, areas of drizzle with a slight chance for snow showers during morning hours, then a shift back to rain showers with possible drizzle and thunderstorms this afternoon. Highs in the lower 50s with South winds around 10 mph gusting to 25 mph.

Tonight we’ll have mostly cloudy skies with a chance of rain showers during evening hours, then partly cloudy after midnight. Lows around 30°F. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west after midnight gusting to 35 mph.

The readings from my weather instruments are:

Our outdoor temperature is 38.8°F, the humidity is 99%, the dew point is 38.7°F and our wind chill is 38.8°F. 

The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.3 MPH.

The Relative pressure is 29.86, the Absolute pressure is 29.66 and falling with a weather graphic indicating snow/rain.

Visibility is 10.0 Miles with a lot of clouds and drizzely weather.

The UV rating is 0 out of 16, The moon is 13.2% illuminated, the moon phase is waning crescent, Sunrise is 6:41 A.M., Sunset is 6:52 P.M., Moonrise is 5:24 A.M., Moonset is 3:09 A.M and we’ll have 12 hours 11 minutes of daylight today.  

We received 0.15 inches of rain here so far, over the past 24 hours.

Hey, know what todays temp is going to be? IF you’re staying home like you’re supposed to, dig your BBQ grill out of the back of garage and make an adult meal.

Grilled Shrimp with vodka lime sauce

Grilled Shrimp with Vodka Lime Sauce

Time: 30 minutes

Cooking methods: outdoor grill or stovetop

ingredients

(recipe says you cook 6 shrimp at a time, but I’ve done 12 at a crack. Hungry guests ya know)

36 extra-large shrimp, peeled and de-veined but with tails on

2 tablespoons olive oil

salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Vodka-Lime Sauce

1 cup vodka

1 cup dry white wine

1/3 cup fresh lime juice

12 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons

salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

3/4 cup sliced green onions, green and white parts, for garnish (I avoid this part, onions don’t like me very much)

directions

In a shallow flat-bottomed dish, combine the shrimp with the oil, salt, and pepper. Let stand at room temperature while preheating the grill.

 

Preheat the grill.

To make the vodka-lime sauce: In an enamel or glass saucepan (I used my hard-anodized Windsor pan), combine the vodka, wine, and lime juice. Reduce the

mixture over medium heat to 1/3 the original amount.

Add the butter, 1 piece at a time, quickly whisking in until completely incorporated. You want to blend each piece of butter in fully, not just melt it,

before adding the next. Work quickly but do not increase the heat under the pan. Season with salt and pepper. Keep the sauce warm in a warm water bath

until ready to use. Do not reheat the sauce over direct heat.

 

Arrange the shrimp in 1 layer in a hinged grill pan. Grill over a hot fire for 4 minutes per side, or until just cooked through. You can also saute them

in batches, using 1 tablespoon of olive oil per batch, in a hot cast-iron skillet for 4 minutes per side.

 

To serve, put shrimp on each plate, spoon 2 to 3 tablespoons of sauce over them, and sprinkle scallion rings on top. Serve at once.

Ross note: Soak the shrimp in the vodka sauce overnight for the best flavor. After all, the booze tends to cook out of the shrimp when you put them on the grill, but the flavor stays in.

 

nutrition

401 calories, 28 grams fat, 3 grams carbohydrates, 8 grams protein per serving. This recipe is low in sodium. This recipe is low in carbs.