SHRIMP WITH FENNEL BITES

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I went to a cooking class to learn how to make the fennel. I added the sauteed shrimp and crackers to it one night for a party and everyone there was loving it. One lady got my recipe to serve at a wedding reception.

Provided by Mrs. Enix

Categories Appetizers and Snacks Canapes and Crostini Recipes

Time 41m

Yield 40

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 (8 ounce) packages bread crackers
¼ cup butter
2 pounds peeled and deveined small shrimp
1 pinch garlic salt with parsley, or to taste
5 teaspoons olive oil
2 fennel bulbs, cored and finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 sprigs fresh thyme, leaves chopped
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil

Steps:

Lay out crackers on a serving platter.
Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat. Add shrimp; season with garlic salt. Cook and stir until pink all the way through, 3 to 5 minutes per side. Place 1 shrimp on each cracker.
Heat olive oil in a separate skillet over medium heat. Add fennel, garlic, and thyme; cook and stir until fennel softens, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat. Season fennel with salt and pepper. Stir in basil.
Spoon fennel mixture evenly over shrimp.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 96.6 calories, Carbohydrate 8 g, Cholesterol 37.6 mg, Fat 5.1 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 4.6 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 339.4 mg, Sugar 0.7 g