Barbecued Shrimp - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 2 cups butter
- 2 cups olive oil
- 3/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
- 6 tablespoons ground black pepper
- 4 lemons, sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 4 teaspoons salt
- 8 pounds large shrimp - peeled and deveined
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Heat butter and oil in a large saucepan. Add Worcestershire sauce, black pepper, lemons, hot sauce, Italian seasoning, garlic, paprika and salt to the saucepan. Mix well and simmer 5 to 7 minutes.
- Divide shrimp between two Dutch ovens. Pour 1/2 of the sauce into one Dutch oven and 1/2 of the sauce into the other. Heat the sauce in both Dutch ovens to a simmer and cook the shrimp for 6 to 8 minutes; until the shrimp begin to turn pink.
- When the shrimp have begun to turn pink pour the shrimp and sauce from both Dutch ovens into a large baking pan (or two pans depending on how much sauce you have). Bake the shrimp for 10 minutes, stirring once.
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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