Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Savory Shrimp



A favorite seafood in our house is
shrimp and lucky for me, the Hub
is excellent at beheading and
deveining the little buggers.
He's also better at cooking them,
but don't tell him I said so.



Not only is shrimp nutritious, it is also available year round.
In the United States, we harvest 650 million pounds of
shrimp per year and import another 200 million beside.
I wish I was that popular!

Now some shrimp preparation tips:

Shelling: Hold onto the tail, while gently removing
the shell around the body. Then remove the tail.

Deveining: After removing the shell, make a
shallow cut lengthwise along the outer curve
of the shrimp's body. Use a sharp utensil to
pick out the dark ribbon like vein that runs
along it's back. Rinse the shrimp
with cold water.


Hub's Shrimp dish:

2 pounds of raw shrimp, peeled
2 TBLSPNS butter
2 TSPNS chopped garlic
2 TSPNS chopped parsley

Melt butter on HIGH. Add garlic and sautee until lightly browned.
Reduce heat to MEDIUM and add shrimp and cook until all shrimp
turn pink (3-5 minutes). Garnish with chopped parsley. Serve over
rice or pasta.

Hub recommends Frank's Red Hot Buffalo Wing Sauce or Trappey's Red Devil Cayenne Pepper Sauce to dip for some kick.


Jenn McKinlay
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7 comments:

  1. Oh, that looks wonderful, Jenn! Now I'm craving shrimp. What a great Hub you have! : )

    ~ Krista

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  2. As I mentioned on our meme last week...shrimp is my favorite food! And now I want some! :) I do have a bag of shrimp in the freezer that I just might have to pull out, now. Thanks, Jenn!

    Elizabeth
    Mystery Writing is Murder

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  3. always add the kick!

    And with lint starting, I need all the seafood i can get

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  4. LOL. Thanks all. Yes, any man who will behead
    shrimp for you is a keeper!

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  5. Most certainly a delicious way to prepare fish. A favorite. Thank you for sharing this tasty recipe.

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