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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