Flaming Shrimp
Flaming Shrimp This can be served over rice or as an appetizer. 1 pound cleaned, de-veined shrimp, with tail shells left on 1/4 pound butter 1 tablespoon parsley 1 fresh lemon, sli...
Ingredients
- 1poundcleaned, de-veined shrimp, with
- 1/4poundbutter
- 1tablespoonparsley
- 1fresh lemon, sliced very thin
- 1/4cuprum
- 3clovegarlic, minced
Directions
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Flaming Shrimp This can be served over rice or as an appetizer
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1 pound cleaned, de-veined shrimp, with tail shells left on 1/4 pound butter 1 tablespoon parsley 1 fresh lemon, sliced very thin Fresh coar
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Add garlic to butter and sauté slightly to extract some of the garlic flavor
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Add parsley
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Add rum and bring mixture up to a slow simmer
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Drop well drained shrimp, preferably at room temperature, into the mixture and cook fairly rapidly
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The best way to judge when the shrimp is cooked is when the tail shell becomes bright red and the shrimp curl into a "C" and are quite firm
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This usually takes about 4 to 5 minutes