Jumbo Shrimp Marsala, Housewife-Style

• 1-1/2 lb. lg. U-12 shrimp
• 4 tbsp. virgin olive oil
• 1 md. red onion, chopped into 1/4-inch dice
• 1 celery rib with leaves, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
• 4 md. plum tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 1 tbsp. pine nuts
• 1 tbsp. currants
• 2 tbsp. sm. capers, rinsed
• 1 cup dry marsala wine
• 1 stalk fennel
• 1 fresh bay leaf
• Sea salt, to taste
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/2 cup freshly grated pecorino

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. Peel and devein shrimp.
3. In a 12- to 14-inch earthenware casserole (both stove and oven-resistant), heat olive oil over medium-high heat, add onion and celery and cook until soft.
4. Add tomatoes, pine nuts, currants, capers, marsala, fennel stalk and bay leaf and bring to boil.
5. Remove from heat and place shrimp in one layer into juices.
6. Place in oven and bake uncovered for 6 to 7 minutes.
7. Remove, sprinkle with cheese and allow to stand 15 minutes.
8. Eat warm or allow to cool and serve refrigerated.

shrimp, virgin olive oil, red onion, celery, tomatoes, pine nuts, currants, capers, marsala wine, stalk fennel, bay leaf, salt, freshly ground black pepper, freshly grated pecorino

Taken from www.foodgeeks.com/recipes/5324 (may not work)