#MEwx Hot, muggy, rain/TStorms possible and Grilled Shrimp with Vodka Lime Sauce
This morning we have partly sunny skies with some patchy fog. We have a chance of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail. Highs will be in the mid 80s with southwest winds around 10 mph.
Tonight we'll have mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers and thunderstorms during evening hours, turning partly cloudy with a chance of showers with a slight chance of thunderstorms after midnight. Some thunderstorms may produce gusty winds and small hail in the evening. Lows in the mid 60s. West winds around 10 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
The readings from my weather instruments are:
Our outdoor temperature is 67.6°F, the humidity is 89% and the Dew point is 64.0°F.
The wind direction is Northwest between 0.0 MPH and 0.2 MPH.
The Relative pressure is 29.74, the Absolute pressure is 29.54 and falling with a weather graphic indicating clouds, rain and sun.
If you want to see real-time instrument readings from my personasl weather station in my North field click Here. That will take you directly to my weather station.
Visibility is 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers with sun and clouds this morning.
The UV rating is 1 out of 16, The moon is 20.7% illuminated, the moon phase is waning crescent, Sunrise is 4:56 am↑ 57° Northeast, sunset is 8:19 pm↑ 304° Northwest, Moonrise is 2:45 am↑ 85° East, Moonset is 3:43 pm↑ 279° West and we'll have 15 hours 23 minutes of daylight today.
We received 0.xx inches of rain here over the past 24 hours.
Now that the warm weather is definitely here, I'm posting recipes that are absolutely, positively bad for you. Really, they're filled with fat and just about anything else that doctors tell you not to eat.
So, in an effort to offer the public a service on what NOT to eat, I'll be posting such bad for you (hereinafter BFY) recipes over the next few weeks.
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.
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