Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

Karen Mintzias 1/4 c Chopped fresh parsley
2 lb Large shrimp 2 tb Chopped fresh basil or dill
1/2 Lemon (juice only) 2 Garlic cloves; crushed
1 Onion or shallot; minced Salt freshly ground pepper
3 tb Vegetable oil or butter 1/2 lb Feta cheese
1/2 c Tomato sauce Fresh basil leaves
3 Tomatoes (or parsley) for garnish
- peeled, chopped drained

Shell and devein shrimp. Wash and drain, then sprinkle lightly with lemon
juice. Heat the oil or butter in a frying pan and cook the onion until
soft. Add the tomato sauce, chopped tomatoes, herbs, garlic, and salt and
pepper to taste. Simmer for 25 minutes, then remove from the heat and
strain.

Butter large scallop or other shells, or individual ovenproof dishes, and
spoon a little sauce into each. Fill with the shrimp and spoon the sauce
over, then crumble the feta over the top. Set into a baking pan and bake
for 15 or 20 minutes in a moderate oven (350 F), or until the shrimp is
cooked and the cheese melted. Garnish with fresh basil or parsley and serve
hot.

From: "The Food of Greece" by Vilma Liacouras Chantiles. Avenel Books, New
York.

Typed for you by Karen Mintzias

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