Flaming Shrimp

Name: Flaming Shrimp
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Other
Ingredients: 1 lb large shrimp, peeled and deveined, tails on; 1/4 lb butter; 1 tbsp fresh parsley; 1 lemon, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup rum; 3 clove garlic, minced; 1/2 tsp coarsely ground black pepper

Shrimp with tails cooked in garlic-parsley butter with a splash of rum, then flambéed for a dramatic tableside presentation.

Flaming Shrimp prepared as a finished dish

Cook: 15 min
Total: 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Difficulty: Intermediate
Cuisine: Other
Protein: Seafood

Ingredients

Servings

Original recipe

Shopping list for 4

Instructions

1
Melt butter in a chafing dish or large skillet. Add garlic; sauté briefly to extract flavor.
2
Add parsley and rum; bring to a slow simmer.
3
Add shrimp (room temperature is ideal) and cook until pink and just done.
4
If flambéing: warm additional rum in a ladle, ignite, and pour over shrimp. Serve with lemon slices.

Ingredients

Servings

Original recipe

Shopping list for 4

Instructions

1
Melt butter in a chafing dish or large skillet. Add garlic; sauté briefly to extract flavor.
2
Add parsley and rum; bring to a slow simmer.
3
Add shrimp (room temperature is ideal) and cook until pink and just done.
4
If flambéing: warm additional rum in a ladle, ignite, and pour over shrimp. Serve with lemon slices.