Poached Shrimp with Bay Leaves and Lemon

If you love classic shrimp cocktail, this subtly flavored version is for you. Prepare and chill several hours in advance.

Yield: 12 servings (serving size: 3 ounces)

Ingredients

• 12  cups  water
• 1 1/2  tablespoons  salt
• 1  tablespoon  mustard seeds
• 6  whole black peppercorns
• 6  bay leaves
• 1  celery stalk, halved
• 1  carrot, halved
• 2  pounds  medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2  teaspoons  grated lemon rind
• 1/2  cup  fresh lemon juice
• 1  tablespoon  extravirgin olive oil
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper

Preparation

Combine first 7 ingredients in a Dutch oven; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer 15 minutes. Add shrimp; cook 3 minutes. Drain shrimp and place in a shallow dish.

Combine lemon rind and remaining ingredients. Add to warm shrimp mixture; toss well. Cover and chill until ready to serve.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

94 (24% from fat)

Fat:

2.5g (sat 0.4g,mono 1.1g,poly 0.6g)

Protein:

15.4g

Carbohydrate:

1.7g

Fiber:

0.1g

Cholesterol:

115mg

Iron:

1.9mg

Sodium:

313mg

Calcium:

46mg