Shelly's Recipe

Garlic Shrimp in Sherry Butter

Category: Fish and Seafood

1 pound butter
3 bunches scallions, chopped
12 medium garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 cup chopped parsley
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 1/2 cups dry sherry
1 1/2 pounds medium to large shrimp, peeled and deveined
2 sweet red bell peppers, cut in thin sticks
Chopped parsley, for garnish

Melt butter in a medium saucepan. Add the scallions and garlic and cook for 3 minutes. Add parsley, salt, pepper and sherry; simmer 2 minutes and set aside.

Pour a small amount of the butter mixture into a medium skillet. Sauté the shrimp in batches, adding more butter mixture as needed. Arrange the sautéed shrimp on a serving platter. Sauté the red peppers in the pan; add the rest of the butter mixture and pour over the shrimp. Garnish with parsley.

about 4 servings