Monday, May 28, 2012

Black Peppered Shrimp and Dipping Sauce

Can you believe this is SCD legal :)

I was a little nervous with all the pepper in this, but if you like shrimp, it is a winner!!!



Black Peppered Shrimp and Dipping Sauce

2 lbs of shrimp, raw, deveined, unpeeled, thawed (about 21-30 count)
3 cloves garlic
1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup olive oil

3 T black pepper (I like coarse ground)
1/2 cup butter

crusty loaf of bread (not SCD legal)

Rinse shrimp and pat dry so marinade will stick better.

Squeeze lemons until you have 1/2 cup of lemon juice. Throw in blender with garlic, salt and blend until garlic is in itty bitty pieces. As blender is running, drizzle in oil. I just guesstimate try and do about 1/4 cup or so. Put this in a gallon size ziplock bag with shrimp. Let sit for 20 minutes. Not to much longer or the citrus will cook the shrimp and it will be tough.

Turn on oven broiler. Line cooking sheet (with sides) with foil for easier cleanup. Dump all the contents of ziplock bag on foil. Sprinkle on half the pepper, stir around and add the rest of the pepper and stir again. I know 3 TABLESPOONS seems like a lot, but it turns out... trust me. Because the shrimp has the shells on, it isn't to spicey.

Next I take my cube of butter from the freezer (forgot to tell you about that step) and using a cheese grated, grate it over the shrimp trying to spread it evenly. I actually only use about 3/4 of the stick of butter. Put pan under broiler for 5 minutes or until shrimp start to turn pink, turn shrimp over and cook for another couple of minutes. Don't overcook or they will be tough.

Put shrimp on platter and pour juices in a boil for dipping shrimp and piece of your crusty bread in.

YUMMY!

* Now this is where I get on my soapbox, since we are trying to be more aware of what we are eating with Courtney's Crohn's. Most shrimp in the grocery store is from Eastern Asian countries. They raise their shrimp on farms and end up having to put chemicals in the water to prevent disease and keep the growin. Three different banned antibiotics were found in the shrimp: enrofloxacin, an antibiotic banned in animals that Americans eat because it damages the immune system; chloramphenicol, suspected to cause cancer in humans; and carcinogen nitrofuranzone, which was banned in the U.S. 40 years ago.


So look for wild caught shrimp (it will cost your around $1 more a lb) and verify with restaurants as to where they get their shrimp. You might have to deveine them yourself. But it is as simple as using some kitchen shears and snipping up the backside and cleaning out the vein with water.


1 comment:

HOA Mgr Lady said...

thank you fort he information on Shrimp! Fresh wild caught is my choice from now on!