Linda's Marinated Shrimp Appetizer
Created by LindasBusyKitchen on December 16, 2011
- Servings: 5
- Prep Time: 10h
- Cook Time: 1-2m
- Recipe #3548
Ingredients
- Sauce
- 1 cup oil (1 use Calola oil. Corn oil is fine)
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup vinegar (I use plain apple cider vinegar)
- 1/2 tsp dry mustard
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 3 dashes salt
- Shrimp:
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced
- 1 pound shrimp (I prefer the medium-large to large size)
- 4 bay leaves
How to Make
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Step 1: Mix sauce with electric mixer about 5 minutes before pouring over shrimp.
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Step 2: Shell and devein shrimp. Cook shrimp in water until they just turn pink, 1-2 minutes. Don’t overcook.
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Step 3: Put cooked shrimp, raw onion slices, and Bay leaves in a container.
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Step 4: Pour sauce over all. Fold gently to incorporate the sauce evenly.
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Step 5: Cover the container, and let it remain in the refrigerator at least 24 hours. (It is not necessary, but I do stir them once or twice in the 24-hour period. It is an excuse to sample one).
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Step 6: Before serving, drain the sauce. Put drained shrimp in serving dish.
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Step 7: Sprinkle with parsley flakes, if desired.
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Step 8: Serve with crackers.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (260.5 g)
- Calories 670.3
- Total Fat - 61.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 8.7 g
- Cholesterol - 143.3 mg
- Sodium - 1025.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 12 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.3 g
- Sugars - 6.5 g
- Protein - 18.1 g
- Calcium - 82.5 mg
- Iron - 1 mg
- Vitamin C - 3.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg