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Peel and Eat Shrimp

Sweet, succulent, spicy, and healthy
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Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Sauce Resting time 2 hours
Course Main Course, Sauce
Cuisine American
Servings 2
Calories 195 kcal

Ingredients
  

Shrimp

  • 20 ea Shrimp Size 16/20 "Jumbo", Raw, Deveined, Thawed
  • 1/2 ea Lemon Use the other half as a serving garnish

Seasoning

  • 3 tsp Smoked Paprika
  • 2 tsp Kosher Salt
  • 2 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 tsp Black Pepper Ground
  • 1 tsp Onion Powder
  • 1 tsp Chili Powder
  • 1 tsp Dried oregano

Sauce

  • 1 cup Ketchup Decent Stuff
  • 1 tsp Yellow Mustard
  • 2 tsp Horseradish Sauce Creamy or chunky, your call
  • 2 tsp Seasoning Mix
  • 1 tsp Hot Sauce
  • 1 tsp Brown Sugar
  • 1 tsp Vinegar

Instructions
 

Seasoning

  • Combine all in an airtight container, mix well

Sauce

  • Add all in a glass container, mix well,
  • Taste and balance flavor
  • Refrigerate at least two hours, up to 24

Shrimp

  • Preheat oven to 400
  • Toss shrimp with 1 tbsp of seasoning
  • Grate on zest of 1/2 lemon
  • Butter a baking dish / sheet pan
  • Place shrimp on pan / dish
  • Bake for approx 10 minutes, watch for shells turning pink
  • Flip / toss, bake until shells are pink on both sides, a little charing is not a bad thing

Assembly

  • Serve shrimp in a bowl
  • Pass sauce to the side
  • Have additional seasoning on the table

Notes

I'll plate these with a side salad, a small ramekin of sauce, (or use a squeeze bottle), and put a shaker of the seasoning on the table.
As an alternative and somewhat more elegant presentation, I'll toss the shrimp in sauce, and serve on a bed of carbs.  Rice, Noodles, Grits, etc.  But this is a finger food meal.
 On shrimp sizes, so far as I am concerned, the bigger the better, (unless I am doing a shrimp salad).
"Jumbo" are usually 16/20 count per pound so that a decent serving of 3 oz is 4-5 shrimp.  Yes this is scaled for two, and I'm using 8-10 per plate.  (As long as i am cooking, let's make sure people are full)
I'd LOVE to find a decent supplier of tiger prawns which can run 7-9 ounces each, Talk about a shrimp taco....
Usually the largest you can find is the "Extra Colossal" at 5-6 per pound, but that is a special trip to a special seafood market.
In all cases, ignore the adjectives and look for the count per pound.  Also in ALL CASES, if it smells fishy in the case, go look at the chicken ...
 
Any left over from the first serving can be refrigerated and served on a bed of lettuce with sauce as a shrimp cocktail, snack later 

Nutrition

Calories: 195kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 5gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 15mgSodium: 3595mgPotassium: 565mgFiber: 5gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 2474IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 129mgIron: 4mg
Keyword Noodle Sauce, Shrimp
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