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Monday, December 7, 2009

Marinated Shrimp Appetizer!



My sister, Mama Joy makes a
mean shrimp appetizer!
This is her special recipe!
It is served cold with crackers, bread, chips
or some just use a big fat spoon to
make sure all the yummy
marinade makes it to their mouth!




Ingredients
2 pounds of medium shrimp
(boiled using a shrimp boil mix
peeled and cooled)
We use Old Bay Shrimp Boil
1/2 cup olive oil
2 T red wine vinegar
2 T fresh lemon juice
1 tsp Worcesterhire Sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/8 tsp white pepper
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 tsp tabasco sauce
3 green onions minced
2 garlic cloves minced
1/2 sweet red bell pepper diced
1/2 green bell pepper diced
1 celery stalk diced
In a bowl whisk oil and vinegar together.
Add remaining ingredients and stir.
Place shrimp in your serving bowl.
Cover shrimp with marinade and
chill covered for about 2 hours before serving.
Bring to room temperature and serve
assorted crackers and breads.


Thanks Mama Joy!



4 comments:

  1. I was getting frustrated til I came to the end of your posting-smartypants! Sounds delish, and that book has been my Bible for 40+ years...I was wondering what "shrimp boil mix" was, but they always give you all the info you need in the best of all basic cookbooks..yum!

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  2. Yep, a cookbook classic! This was my first cookbook when I got married 36 years ago.

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  3. OK, I was looking for a nice cool shrimp recipe and this looked just delicious. I even went out and bought the glass jar! I get home to make it and find the ingredients described will not, not matter how, at all resemble the photo! In the photo.... thinly sliced onions and/or celery and lemon slices. Nowhere in the photo do I see diced red and green pepper, minced green onions or diced celery. How are the ingredients ever going to look as pretty as depicted? I hope the flavor is good! Being a fellow and loyal fan of the Joy of Cooking, I was expecting that I could serve it on guests without first trying it!

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  4. OK, while it didn't look the same as depicted above, it did look appetizing! And, Mama, this shrimp dish is delicious.. guests loved it... will make again. Thanks!

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