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Wild Georgia Shrimp

I was working on my Georgia Hometown Cookbook when this recipe was sent in by The Wild Georgia Shrimp association. Of course, Ally and I had to try it. It's very easy and can be adapted for the grill!

With spring around the corner, you can expect to see a few more grilling seafood type of recipes to pop up. If anyone has any questions about grilling or cooking seafood, feel free to email me and I will try to help out the best I can.

The trick to most seafood cooking is not overdoing it. Of course, great care needs to be taken when cooking any raw seafood. But, many time people overcook the meat, causing it to dry out or turn tough. A good rule of thumb is to look for easy to flake fish, a change in color from pinkish to white with shrimp, and toss any shelled items that already have open shells.

For instance, you are making a clam bake and you have a bunch of clams. Toss out any that have shells already open. Those have gone bad.

Good luck with this recipe. Ally and I hope everyone has a safe month.

Oven Roasted Shrimp in Olive Oil
Quick and easy, this recipe is from Suzanne Forsyth. She and husband Hunter own Valona Seafood in Valona, Georgia, where Suzanne is dock master. For easier clean up, she tosses all the ingredients in a plastic zip bag to marinate.

1 pound Wild Georgia Shrimp, peeled & deveined
1/4 cup olive oil
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Juice of one lemon

Place the shrimp in a glass bowl. Add olive oil, garlic powder, salt and pepper;
toss to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least one hour.
Remove shrimp from refrigerator. Squirt with lemon juice and let stand 30 minutes before baking. Pre heat oven to 400 dgrees. Place shrimp in a shallow baking dish and bake about two minutes on each side, or until the shrimp turn opaque.
Courtesy of Suzanne & Hunter Forsyth, submitted by Wild Georgia Shrimp
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