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Shrimp In Lemon Sauce - {Garides Avgolemeno}

Type: Fish, Shellfish
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

24   Shrimp - cleaned, deveined (large)
1/2 cup 118mlOlive oil
1 tablespoon 15mlChopped fresh oregano
1 tablespoon 15mlMinced garlic
1 cup 237mlFish broth
1/2 cup 31g / 1.1ozFinely-chopped tomatoes
2   Eggs
1/3 cup 78mlLemon juice
1 teaspoon 5mlCrushed red pepper
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
2 tablespoons 30mlChopped fresh parsley
6   Wooden skewers - soaked in hot water
  For 30 minutes

Recipe Instructions

Marinate the shrimp in the olive oil, oregano, and garlic 30 minutes

Preheat a grill. Preheat an oven to 450 degrees.

Slide 4 shrimp onto each skewer. Place on a hot grill and mark on both sides quickly, not cooking them through. Put them in a baking dish and pour the fish broth over the shrimp with the tomatoes and place in the oven for about 4 minutes.

Remove from the oven, take the shrimp out of the baking dish, and place on a platter.

In a bowl whisk together the eggs and lemon juice. Slowly pour in the fish broth with the tomatoes and incorporate it until foamy. Season with salt and pepper. Pour it over the shrimp and sprinkle with parsley. Serve warm, as an appetizer.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
MELTING POT with Cat Cora - (Show # MP-1B54) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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