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Lime Shrimp Lettuce Wraps
Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007

Ingredients
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
2 tablespoons soy sauce, divided
3 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
1 clove garlic, minced
1 pound medium fresh shrimp, peeled, deveined, and chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, diced
2 green onions, diced
1 (5-ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
1 head iceberg lettuce, cored, cut in 1/2

Directions
In a medium bowl, combine lime juice, 2 tablespoons
oil, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, ginger and garlic. Add shrimp and let marinate in
refrigerator for 30 minutes.

In a medium skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper,
green onions, and water chestnuts; cook, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Add
shrimp and marinade and cook 3 minutes, or until shrimp are pink. Stir in 1
tablespoon soy sauce.

Divide lettuce into leaves. Spoon about 1/4 cup mixture down center of 1 lettuce
leaf. Fold bottom edge and sides up and over filling. Repeat with remaining
lettuce leaves and shrimp filling.