Mother Pepas Garlic Shrimp Recipes

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a heavy skillet over high heat until it just begins to smoke. Place shrimp in an even layer on the bottom of the pan and cook for 1 minute without stirring.
• Season shrimp with salt; cook and stir until shrimp begin to turn pink, about 1 minute.
• Stir in garlic and red pepper flakes; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in lemon juice, caper brine, 1 1/2 teaspoon cold butter, and half the parsley.
• Cook until butter has melted, about 1 minute, then turn heat to low and stir in 1 1/2 tablespoon cold butter. Cook and stir until all butter has melted to form a thick sauce and shrimp are pink and opaque, about 2 to 3 minutes.
• Remove shrimp with a slotted spoon and transfer to a bowl; continue to cook butter sauce, adding water 1 teaspoon at a time if too thick, about 2 minutes. Season with salt to taste.
• Serve shrimp topped with the pan sauce. Garnish with remaining flat-leaf parsley.

Steps:

• Sprinkle the shrimp with salt and let sit for 10 minutes.
• In a shallow casserole, or cazuela, heat the olive oil with.
• the garlic, parsley and red pepper flakes until the garlic begins to sizzle.
• Add the shrimp and stir until they are opaque.
• Add the sherry, salt to taste, and cook over medium heat for a minute or two.
• until the sherry evaporates and the sauce thickens slightly.
• Serve immediately, in the casserole.

Steps:

• Place shrimp shells in a medium saucepan, add 1 quart water and salt to taste. Bring to a boil. Skim off foam, reduce heat, cover partly and simmer 30 minutes. Strain broth into a bowl and discard shells. Return broth to saucepan.
• Meanwhile, sprinkle shrimp with salt, toss and let sit for 15 minutes.
• Return broth to a boil and add peas. Boil 2 minutes, until just wrinkled and slightly tender. Scoop out with a skimmer or slotted spoon and set aside. Measure out 1/2 cup broth and set aside.
• Heat oil over medium heat in a wide heavy skillet. Add garlic and chile flakes. Cook, stirring, until garlic is fragrant and beginning to color, about 1 minute. Turn heat to medium-high and add shrimp. Cook, stirring, until shrimp turns pink, about 2 minutes. Add peas, cilantro and parsley and continue to toss in the pan for another minute. Stir in 1/2 cup broth and heat through while stirring to deglaze pan. Remove from heat, taste and adjust seasoning. Serve.

Steps:

• Sprinkle shrimp with salt and let sit for 10 minutes. In a shallow casserole, preferably earthenware, heat oil with garlic and parsley until garlic begins to sizzle.
• Add shrimp and cook over medium heat, stirring and turning shrimp until they are opaque. Add sherry and salt to taste and cook another minute or two, until sherry evaporates and sauce thickens slightly. Serve immediately, with toothpicks or small forks and bread for sopping up sauce.

Steps:

• Sprinkle the shrimp with salt and let sit for 10 minutes. In a shallow casserole, preferably earthenware, heat the oil with the garlic and parsley until the garlic begins to sizzle. Add the shrimp and stir until they are opaque. Add the sherry, salt to taste, and cook over medium heat for a minute or two until the sherry evaporates and the sauce thickens slightly. Serve immediately, in the casserole.