Lent starts Wednesday.  That means a lot of things; but one of them is that we don’t eat meat on Friday for the next 40 days.  It seems easy enough, but several years ago a priest pointed out to me that going to Red Lobster and having the Sea Food Platter was probably not the kind of sacrifice we should be working towards.  I have been somewhat guilt stricken about enjoying Friday Lenten meals ever since. I suspect sometimes that even Fish Frys might be a little bit too fun.

So what do we do?  Pretty much have Tuna Noodle Casserole for 6 weeks in a row. Now THAT’S some suffering right there.  When it’s over my family won’t get within a mile of an egg noodle until sometime around late July.

But the thing is, I like shrimp.  I like to eat it, and serve it, and it’s always on sale during Lent.

So the very clever Shrimp Council came up with a plan.

In addition to Fish Fridays, have Shrimp Sunday. I love it!

There are some great recipes on the “Eat Shrimp” website, but I like a really simple one.

Steamed Shrimp

1 pound raw shrimp

2 tbsp. Old Bay Seasoning

1 lemon, cut into quarters

1 cup water

Mix Old Bay Seasoning and water in a saucepan.  Place lemon quarters in the pan, and bring to a boil.  Rinse the shrimp, and place inside a covered steamer basket. Carefully set a steamer in the pan so the lemon quarters elevate it.  Steam for 5 minutes or until pink.

The Shrimp Council would like to give FIVE of you a shrimp basting brush!

To enter, just fill out the form below.  I’ll choose the winners by Random.org on “Fish Friday”.  Good luck!

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