Marinated Shrimp

Ideal for a cocktail buffet, these shrimp are quite flavorful without any sauce. Serve with toothpicks.

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 3 shrimp)

Ingredients

• 1/4  cup  dry vermouth
• 2  tablespoons  chopped fresh thyme
• 1  tablespoon  chopped fresh marjoram
• 2  tablespoons  fresh lemon juice
• 1  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  hot pepper sauce (such as Tabasco)
• 36  large shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 1 3/4 pounds)
• 4  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  jalapeño pepper, finely chopped
• 2  tablespoons  olive oil, divided

Preparation

Combine first 9 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes, turning bag occasionally.

Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of shrimp; cook 1 1/2 minutes on each side or until done. Remove shrimp from pan. Repeat with remaining olive oil and remaining shrimp.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

101 (30% from fat)

Fat:

3.4g (sat 0.5g,mono 1.8g,poly 0.6g)

Protein:

13.6g

Carbohydrate:

2g

Fiber:

0.2g

Cholesterol:

101mg

Iron:

1.8mg

Sodium:

199mg

Calcium:

41mg