Shelly's Recipe

SPICED BAKED SHRIMP

Category: Fish and Seafood

1 medium onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves finely chopped
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp hot red pepper flakes
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground allspice
1 (28 oz) can whole tomatoes in juice, drain, reserve the juice, chop tomatoes
Pinch of sugar
1 1/4 lbs large peeled deveined shrimp
2/3 cup crumbled feta cheese

Preheat oven to 375. Cook onion and garlic in oil with 1/4 tsp salt in a 4 qt heavy saucepan over medoim heat until softened about 5 min. Stir in the spices and cook while stirring, 30 seconds. Add chopped tomatoes with juice and sugar, simmer uncovered, stir now and then, till slightly thickened, about 20 minutes. Remove from the heat. Season the shrimp with 1/8 tsp salt then stir into the tomato sauce.

Transfer to a 2 quart casserole and top with the feta. Bake just until the shrimp is cooked thru 18-20 minites. Serves 4

A must with this recipe is a good loaf of hot crusty bread for sopping up the juice!