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Cedar-planked Barbecue Shrimp
Cooking on cedar planks infuses foods with a distinctive, aromatic flavor, and
the pizza oven’s intense heat makes it ideal for plank cooking. Because the
heat radiates from both above and below, you get maximum flavor from the
plank, while also cooking the food quickly using the broiler effect. In fact, when
your food is cooked quickly enough, there is no need to soak the plank.
Serves 2
1 tablespoon chopped dried garlic
1 tablespoon chopped dried onion
1/4 cup turbinado sugar
1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon coarsely-ground black
pepper
10 large shrimp, 9 to 12 count, shells
on
2 bunches green onions
2 cedar planks, 7 inches X 12 inches
X 3/4 inch thick (see tip at the end of
the recipe)
Metal cooling rack(s)
Directions
Preheat the Artisan Fire Pizza Oven with both burners on HIGH.
To make the barbecue rub, combine the onion and garlic in a spice
mill and grind to the desired texture. Grinding the chopped spices
yourself makes for a more flavorful rub. Add the sugar, salt, paprika
and pepper.
Peel and devein the shrimp, leaving the tails on. Partially butterfly the
shrimp while you are deveining them.
Season the shrimp liberally with the barbecue rub.
For maximum flavor, you can lightly pre-char the boards quickly on a
hot grill. This step is optional.
Arrange the shrimp on the cedar planks. Trim the green onions and
arrange them alongside the shrimp.
Place the cooling rack(s) in the pizza oven, and position the cedar
planks on top of the rack(s). This helps keep the boards from burning
too quickly.
Cook for 12 to 15 minutes, rotating the boards several times for even
cooking. Keep a spray bottle of drinking water handy to douse any
flames that might erupt at the edges or corners of the board.
Tip: Most pre-packaged cedar planks for cooking are thinner than we
like to use. For cedar planks (and any other type of wood) we prefer to
purchase 1x8 boards (a 1x8 is actually ¾ inch thick and 7 inches wide),
and cut them down to the desired length. If you don’t have a saw at
home, the hardware store or lumber yard will usually be happy to cut
them for you.