Poached Shrimp with Lemon-Horseradish Dipping Sauce - PCOS-Friendly Recipe

Poached Shrimp with Lemon-Horseradish Dipping Sauce
Servings: 2
Snack

Nutrition per Serving

0 Calories
0g Protein
0g Carbs
0g Fat
Recipe by Jodi Liano Any shrimp will work in this recipe, but for the best-tasting, most sustainable choice, go for American farmed or wild shrimp.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dry white wine
  • 6 whole black peppercorns
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 1 Turkish bay leaf
  • Pinch of coarse kosher salt
  • 8 uncooked unpeeled large shrimp

Instructions

  1. Fill medium bowl with ice water; set aside. Combine 2 cups water, wine, and next 4 ingredients in medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Add shrimp; reduce heat to low, cover, and poach just until shells are pink and shrimp are opaque in center, 3 to 4 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer shrimp to bowl with ice water; reserve poaching liquid and lemon half. Drain and peel shrimp, leaving tails intact. Devein shrimp.

PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe

This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Lemon.

Lemons can help to prevent oxidative damage to the body, which women with PCOS are often susceptible to. Lemons are also rich in vitamin C, flavonoids, and other antioxidants. They can potentially support the immune system and have other health benefits. Lemons also have a low glycemic index, so they should not cause a rapid rise in blood sugar when consumed in natural form.

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