It was one of those meals when even the most talkative in the crowd fell silent as we savored every bite. And though I've mentioned this before in my 4th of July post, I thought that the shrimp recipe merited a little extra post of its own, because it is so easy and so fast!
Basic Butter-Glazed Shrimp
Serves 3, conservatively, or 2 generously
Ingredients
1 lb. raw fresh or thawed shrimp, peeled, butterflied, tails removed (This process actually takes only about 10 minutes per pound)
1 stick butter (I prefer to use salted Kerrygold)
Drizzle honey (totally optional - but my sister-in-law had it in her original recipe so I include it here)
A few cranks of freshly ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
Directions
Mix all ingredients. If grilling, skewer about 4-5 to a skewer, turned continuously on the grill, over a piece of foil if desired. (This is great also with pineapple on the skewers.) Do not overcook - once they are all pink and just a bit browned from the grill (see pic below), serve hot!
You can also sautee at high heat for about 5 minutes - but you must watch carefully and stir constantly. Take the pan off of the heat as soon as the grey is gone and the shrimp are all pink, lest you overcook and make them tough.
Here are the shrimp already peeled and tails gone, soaking up that butter. I'm about to butterfly them.
Sauteed (last night's meal):
Grilled (though these had not been butterflied):
Serving suggestion with pineapple and asparagus
(great meal for nonprimal company):
Serving suggestion with pineapple and asparagus
(great meal for nonprimal company):
This is my first visit to your page and I it is funny but this is almost exactly what we will be fixing tonight in addition to steamed crab legs. Our version is a saute of 1lb shrimp, 1 stick kerrygold, salt and cayenne pepper.
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