Honey Lime Grilled Shrimp

Marinades and rubs are so great. It's an easy way to impart a lot of flavour into your food. And you can experiment and make whatever marinade or rub you want! You might get some not great ones when you're first trying it out, I know I had some rough ones!, but pretty soon you'll be able to throw something together and it will be delish! And the nice thing is, when you find a recipe you like, you can usually use that same recipe for chicken, pork, beef, whatever! This marinade for the shrimp I made last night is one of those that I just saw what I had on hand and mixed it together. It was one of my favourites that I've made. I would caution that if you want to use this marinade on another protein, you leave the honey out until it's almost done cooking and then just drizzle it on. Shrimp take so little time to cook the honey doesn't burn before the shrimp are done, but if it was on chicken or pork or something else, it might burn before the inside of the meat is cooked.

Ingredients:
12 oz peeled and deveined shrimp
Zest of 2 limes, juice of 1 lime (add more juice if wanted)
1 T vegetable oil (I usually use olive oil but veg oil has a higher smoke point and I wanted to cook these at a high temp)
2 cloves finely minced or grated garlic
2 T honey
Salt and pepper to taste

In a bowl combine all ingredients except the shrimp. Mix well to combine. Add shrimp and marinate for about 15-20 minutes. You don't want to do it too long because the lime juice will start to cook the shrimp. Heat up a grill or grill pan and get it pretty hot. If using a grill pan, you want it to just start smoking before you put the shrimp on. Cook for about 2 minutes per side or until the outside is pink and it's cooked through.