Linda's Marinated Shrimp

Total Time: 12 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup oil (i use canola oil. corn oil is fine)
• 1/3 cup ketchup
• 1/3 cup vinegar (i use plain apple cider vinegar)
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 dashes salt
• 1 large onion, sliced thinly
• 1 lb shrimp (i prefer the medium-large to large size)
• 4 bay leaves

Recipe

• 1 mix sauce with electric mixer about 5 minutes before pouring over shrimp.
• 2 shell and devein shrimp. cook shrimp in water until they just turn pink, 1-2 minutes. don’t overcook.
• 3 put cooked shrimp, raw onion slices, and bay leaves in a container.
• 4 pour sauce over all. fold gently to incorporate the sauce evenly.
• 5 cover the container, and let it remain in the refrigerator at least 24 hours. (it is not necessary, but i do stir them once or twice in the 24-hour period. it is an excuse to sample one).
• 6 before serving, drain the sauce. put drained shrimp in serving dish.
• 7 sprinkle with parsley flakes, if desired.
• 8 serve with crackers.