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Louisiana BBQ'd Shrimp


Course : BBQ
Serves: 10
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Ingredients:


2 cups ketchup

1 cup water

1/2 cup cider vinegar

3/4 cup sugar

2 cloves garlic -- , minced

1/2 cup onion -- minced

1/2 cup celery -- diced

1/4 cup parsley -- minced

1 medium juice and rind of 1 lemon

1/4 teaspoon hot pepper sauce

1 1/2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce

1/2 teaspoon basil -- ground

1/2 teaspoon oregano -- ground

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 tablespoon bacon fat

5 pounds shrimp -- peeled and deveined

1/2 teaspoon salt to taste
 

Preparation / Directions:


Combine all except shrimp. Cook, stirring frequently 35-50 minutes. Allow to cool. Refrigerate sauce 1 week to allow flavors to truly blend. Marinate shrimp in sauce a minimum of 1 hour. Arrange shrimp on barbequing skewers. Barbeque, basting every minute with left over sauce. Should be done in about 5 minutes. Shrimp are done when the flesh turns from pink to white. Do not overcook!!! Overcooked shrimp are tough and chewy.

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