Restaurant Recipes
Taboon Restaurant Unpeeled Shrimp
in Vermouth and Garlic Sauce
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients
- 1 pound 6 ounces jumbo shrimp
- Olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1/3 cup extra-dry vermouth
- 2 ounces cold butter, cut into small cubes
- Chopped cilantro leaves
- Juices from 1/2 lemon
- 1 garlic clove, minced
Instructions
- Devein and clean shrimp.
- Place a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Put olive oil in pan. Arrange shrimp in pan. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper.
- Sauté shrimp until done (avoid over-cooking). Turn shrimp to opposite sides and squeeze the head against the pan to disperse its juices.
- Deglaze with vermouth, flambé and add butter, cilantro, lemon juice and garlic, whisking constantly until all butter dissolves.
- Serve on preheated plates.
Attribution
Taboon Restaurant, Jaffa, Israel