liza's Recipe

Hot and Spicy Shrimp

Category: Recipes

1 pound butter
2 Teaspoons black pepper freshly ground
1/4 cup peanut oil
2 each bay leaves crumbled
3 each garlic cloves chopped
1 tablespoon paprika
2 tablespoons rosemary leaves
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon basil chopped
2 pounds shrimp raw, in shells
1 teaspoon thyme chopped
1 x salt
1 teaspoon oregano chopped
2 tablespoons cayenne pepper

Melt the butter and oil in a flameproof baking dish.

Add the garlic, herbs, peppers, bay leaves, paprika, and Lemon juice, and bring to a boil.

Turn the heat down and simmer 10 minutes, stirring frequently.

Remove the dish from the heat and let the flavors marry at least 30 minutes.

This hot Butter Sauce can be made a day in advance and refrigerated.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.

Reheat the Sauce, add the shrimp, and cook over medium heat until the shrimp just turn pink, then bake in the oven about 30 minutes more.

Taste for seasoning, adding salt if necessary