Thursday, November 22, 2007

Shrimp with snow peas appetizer

Approx. 85 calories (2 grams of fat) per serving.
Recipe serves 10 (approx. 6 pieces each)

Ingredients
  • 1 lb shrimp
  • 1/4 cup orange juice
  • 1/4 lb snow peas
  • 1/8 cup soy sauce
  • 4 slices (approx. 1/4" thick) ginger
  • 1 clove garlic, quartered
  • red cabbage
  • toothpicks

Directions
  1. Mix orange juice, ginger, garlic, and soy sauce.
  2. Add boiled, peeled, deveined shrimp (60 per pound).
  3. Let shrimp marinate for at least 3 hours.
  4. Steam snow peas until just barely tender.
  5. Open pods and remove peas.
  6. Wrap a half of a pod around a shrimp
  7. Secure pod with a toothpick.
    Cut the cabbage in half and place cut side down on a plate.
  8. Anchor each toothpick into the cabbage.
  9. Garnish with shredded cabbage.
**For a spicy version, marinate in a sweet Thai red chili sauce instead of the above marinade.

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