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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1/4 cup Crab Boil seasoning
= (available in most supermarket fi
departments)
2 1/2 lb small shrimp, shelled, deveined
3/4 cup distilled white vinegar
1 tbsp celery seeds
2 tsp Dijon mustard
3/4 cup olive oil
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
1 large onion, thinly sliced
3 large bay leaves
Directions
In a large kettle, bring 6 cups water to a boil; add the Crab Boil. Simmer
for 10 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, until shrimp
turn pink and are translucent throughout (cut one to test). Drain well.
In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, celery seeds, mustard, olive
oil, and cayenne pepper.
In a large bowl, arrange 1/2 of the cooked shrimp. Cover with half of the
onion slices and the bay leaves. Top with another layer of shrimp and
onions. Pour the dressing over the shrimp, cover, and marinate in the
refrigerator for 24 hours.
To serve, drain the shrimp and onions of as much oil as possible; discard
the bay leaves. Place the shrimp and onions in a bowl and serve with
toothpicks.
This recipe yields 10 servings.
Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Very Lean Meat
Nutrition Facts: 87 calories (23% calories from fat), 15 g protein, 3 g
total fat (0.3 g saturated fat), 2 g carbohydrate, 0 dietary fiber, 135 mg
cholesterol, 158 mg sodium.
Source:
"Diabetic Recipes at http://www.diabetic-recipes.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-18-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Diabetic-Lifestyle, 2001"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 271 Calories; 18g Fat (61.7%
calories from fat); 23g Protein; 2g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary Fiber;
173mg Cholesterol; 182mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 3 Lean Meat;
0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: n/a
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 10
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