Shelly's Recipe

AMARETTO SHRIMP

Category: Seafood

1/2 cup butter
1 medium white onion -- finely minced
1 lb large shrimp, butterflied -- peeled/tail on
1/2 to 1 cup Amaretto liqueur
1 cup blanched almonds -- sliced
1/2 tsp salt
Chopped parsley

Melt butter in skillet until golden brown. Add onions. Saute until transparent. Add shrimp and stir fry 5 minutes until pink. Add Amaretto, almonds and salt. Cook 1 1/2 minutes until bubbly. Serve in a scallop shell or ramekin with a sprinkle of chopped parsley.