Basic Boiled Shrimp from Healthy Diabetic Recipes

Basic Boiled Shrimp Recipe

Recipe Ingredients:

4 bay leaves
20 peppercorns
12 whole cloves
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp dried marjoram
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/8 tsp caraway seeds
1 tsp mustard seeds
1/8 tsp cumin seeds
1/4 tsp fennel seeds
8 cups water
1 large lemon, quartered
1 garlic clove, minced
2 lb large shrimp, peeled, deveined

Recipe Instructions:

In a double or triple thickness of cheesecloth, combine all the spices (first 11 ingredients). Secure the packet with a piece of string.

Combine water, lemon, garlic, and spice bag together in a Dutch oven. Bring the water to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for 3 minutes.

Add shrimp and return to a boil. Boil shrimp for 3 to 5 minutes. Drain thoroughly and chill. Serve with cocktail sauce.

This recipe yields 6 servings. Serving size: 4 ounces.

Exchanges Per Serving: 2 Lean Meat.

Nutrition Facts: Calories 113; Calories from Fat 11; Total Fat 1g; Saturated Fat 0g; Cholesterol 222mg; Sodium 255mg; Carbohydrate 0g; Dietary Fiber 0g; Sugars 0g; Protein 24g.

Comments: This is a good basic recipe to prepare shrimp for cocktail sauce.

Source:
"American Diabetes Association at http://www.diabetes.org"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-14-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© American Diabetes Association, 1998"

Servings: 6

“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.”

~ Doug Larson

 

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