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Egg and Shrimp Actually Good for Your Health

Sunday, August 2nd, 2009    Subscribe To Our Feed

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I like shrimp! I like eggs! I begged and pleaded, don’t take them away from me. All these years the nutritional gurus have been telling us they’re high in cholesterol and if you eat these 2 foods you’ll be caring attack! Now, well conducted studies indicate that low-fat shrimp and eggs, substituted for greasy foods, don’t raise blood cholesterol and are not a major contributor to heart disease. A study broadcast in the Yank Journal of Clinical Nutrition announces notwithstanding all that cholesterol, shrimp is completely good for you.

This is not a health concern, because shrimp is low-fat with a rich content of highly unsaturated fatty acids, which lead to the formation of high-density lipids, usually known as “good cholesterol”. Consuming shrimp may very well lower blood cholesterol levels.

So, here is a great shrimp dish I make quite frequently. The original recipe came out of an old Weight Watcher Recipe book , but as always ( something I learned from my Grandma) I typically chuck in some extras to make it taste better and substitute some ingredients, but it is still healthy cooking. I lost 40 lbs. on these recipes even with additions. Here is a tip I would like to pass on about fish. I always soak it in milk before cooking; it seems to take away any bad fishy taste.

Shrimp in Spicy Mustard Sauce

12 oz. shrimp, peeled, deveined
2/3 cup fat free &, or substitute evaporated skim, regular skim or low-fat milk or soy milk
2 tablespoons Dijon Mustard
spoon curry powder
¼ teaspoon cumin
¼ teaspoon black black pepper
1 spoon black pepper
1 spoon lemon juice
small spoon chicken bullion powder or one cube
1 spoon olive oil
½ onion, minced
4 garlic cloves, minced
Parsley
Parmesan Cheese ( optional )

1. Shell & devein shrimp and set aside.

2. In 1-cup liquid measure combine milk, mustard and seasonings, set aside (if you are using milk instead of the fat free &, mix some of the milk with a large spoon of cornstarch and add to sauce at end to thicken.)

3. In a skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat ; add shrimp, onion and garlic, stir consistently till shrimp just turns pink, two to 3 minutes.

4. Pour milk mixture into skillet and cook, stirring constantly, until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low, ( add cornstarch mixture if using) let boil till barely thickened, 1 or 2 minutes.

5. Employing a slotted spoon, remove shrimp to serving platter ; set aside.

6. Increase heat to medium-high ; resume cooking sauce until mixture is reduced by half, about five mins. Pour sauce over shrimp and spatter with parsley and parmesan.

Makes two servings

This is great served over noodles or rice. Hope you enjoy your shrimp!

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