I am going through a shrimp thing. The best way is to ask someone in the know. I'm asking you..... What are your favorite easy (operative word....easy) shrimp recipes?
love,
louise...I'm going through a louise thing too!
ps...meg...since you can work magic on protein powder...I bet you work wonders with shrimp too!!!!
First thing going through my mind is the Forrest Gump thing: shrimp gumbo, shrimp salad, fried shrimp
Can we expand the parameters of the assignment to shrimp + other kinds of seafood? Cuz my favorite recipe is for seafood fra diavolo, loaded with shrimp, scallops, lobster, baby clams, and fish (though you could make it all shrimp it you insisted ). If you're interested, I'll post it in a bit -- right now I'm eating while I type (salmon and spaghetti squash with marinara sauce, little real parmesan -- I'm on a huge squash kick lately!)
i dont know if you can use olive oil but i like pan frying some minced garlic with some olive oil or some margerine. Add some shrimp and cook until pink. I used to eat this over pasta but i am thinking of trying it over spagetti squash with a little parmesian cheese.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE SHRIMP!!!! Of course, my fav is breaded and fried....BUT since we can't have that choice, here are a few of my other DELITES!!
Now, beingin FLA, you would thing that we could get the best there is....BUT
I live on the West Coast....on the GULF....up in the panhandle, they can get the big ole honker prawns....here in Sarasota, they cost an arm and leg. SO
I buy the jumbo in the bag in the freezer section at the grocery...put them in a collander and let warm water run over them until they defrost. THEN....
I take minced garlic, shallot, a little celery and some olive oil and put them in a skillet and cook just until everything is clear. THEN...I throw the shrimp in the pan, toss it together, cover and cook until the shrimp is pink. (lots of garlic) I eat that as a scampi with a salad.
NEXT...I fix the shrimp the same way as above, but when it's done, I put it in a marinara (sp?) sauce...serve it over whole wheat vermacelli with a big ole salad and you've got a great dinner.
SHRIMP SALAD....put the shrimp in a collander and thaw it out....chop up celery and just a tiny bit of onion(or shallot)(or tiny spring onions)....chop the shrimp and mix with your fav
mayo....it's delicious! p.s. if you use the green onions, us the green part too!
Of course, there is always the old standard.....shrimp cocktail, or peel em and eat em.....
ANOTHER goof recipe that I do for protein....
Boil boneless chicken breast in chicken broth until done....pulverise in the food processer along with some celery and garlic (minced) until it's completely smooth....You will have the best chicken salad you've ever eaten.
You can eat it with a spoon! OH...I forgot...mix it with your fav mayo...I ust Hellmans.. Your can put this in a lettuce rollup and it's to die for!
Hope that helps you....if I think of any others, I'll let you know!
Meg! By all means....any fish recipe will be great! I made orange roughy last night. I dump some low fat italian salad dressing on it and let it marinade for a while, then bake. I seem to lose faster when I eat fish.
I love salmon!!!
Jiff...my broiler is not trustworthy!!!
dowsx! Me too!! I need to start using that spaghetti squash!!!!
BOB!!!! Thanks so much for the recipes! I'll try them out soon. I never thought about using the celery with the garlic with shrimp The chicken salad sounds like something I would love!!!!
Okey dokey, Miz Peachie -- seafood fra diavolo will be right up. In the meantime, this is another awesome shrimp recipe -- if you like things spicy.
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Spicy Garlic and Lime Shrimp
Seasoning:
3/4 t. salt
1/4 t. ground black pepper
1/4 t. cayenne pepper
1/4 t. dried parsley flakes
1/4 t. garlic powder
1/4 t. paprika
1/8 t. thyme
1/8 t. onion powder
Blend herbs and spices in a small bowl.
1 T. oil or butter
1 or more cloves garlic, pressed or minced fine
24 large raw shrimp, cleaned (about one pound)
1 lime
Heat oil in skillet. Add garlic, sauté for a minute. Add shrimp and sprinkle seasoning mix over. Sauté shrimp until done (they get pink and curl), about five minutes, turning to be sure to cook both sides. Squeeze the lime juice over the shrimp and stir.
Seafood Fra Diavolo (this makes a lot — you could easily halve the recipe)
Sauce
olive oil
lots of crushed garlic
3 large cans crushed tomatoes (I like Muir Glen brand)
2 bottles clam juice
2 cups white wine
3 T. sugar
2 t. salt
1 t. crushed red pepper (more or less to taste)
1 t. cracked pepper
2 t. Italian seasoning
1 t. thyme
Make sauce: sauté garlic in olive oil. Add remaining ingredients and simmer for 45 minutes to an hour. Add sautéed seafood, below.
Seafood
You can use any combination of fish and seafood that you like, totaling about 4-5 pounds. I like shrimp, scallops, orange roughy, lobster and baby clams.
Toss the seafood (except clams) in a little olive oil and another 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper. Sauté until cooked through — add to sauce. If you’re using the baby clams, set aside some of the sauce in another pan, throw the clams in, cover tightly and cook until the clams pop open (usually about 10 minutes but it depends on their size).
Serve over pasta. This freezes well, so I always make a lot.
Cooked fish and seafood freeze really well except for clams (forgot to mention that -- clams are mostly water and get weird when you freeze them). Peachie, you got me on a fish kick here -- tomorrow I'll dig out my Mediterrean Orange Roughy recipe -- awesome if you like sundried tomatoes and garlic and wine and more garlic (very few things in life can't be improved with wine and garlic, you know )
and peachie.. i haven't been brave enough to try clams or mussels yet. remember.. they're not actuallky CHEWED and i'm afraid that they'll get stuck. i'll ask around and see if anyone else has tried...
BOB...can we talk SHRIMP?
). If you're interested, I'll post it in a bit -- right now I'm eating while I type (salmon and spaghetti squash with marinara sauce, little real parmesan -- I'm on a huge squash kick lately!) 
The chicken salad sounds like something I would love!!!!
Now I am hungry!!!!
