Shrimp with green onion basil sauce

1 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 ounces Unsalted butter, (1 stick)
4 mediums Green onion (white part only), (about 1/2 cup) thinly sliced
2 larges Cloves garlic, peeled and sliced
1 tablespoon Champagne vinegar or white wine vinegar
¾ cup Unsalted chicken stock
2 tablespoons Fresh minced basil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 ounce Unsalted butter, (1/4 stick)
24 larges Shrimp, shelled and deveined (24 to 32)
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
4 Fresh bouquets of basil sprigs (optional)

Directions

GREEN ONION BASIL SAUCE

SHRIMP

For the Green Onion Basil Sauce, melt the butter and cool it to tepid. Boil the green onions, garlic, vinegar and chicken stock in a heavy small saucepan until the liquid is reduce to 1 tablespoon. Transfer it to a blender with the minced basil. Process until the basil is almost pureed.

With the machine running, pour in the butter in a slow, thin stream, forming a thick, emulsified sauce. Season with salt and pepper. For the shrimp, melt the butter in a heavy large skillet over medium high heat. Add the shrimp and cook until just pink and opaque, about 2 to 3 minutes total, turning halfway with tongs. Season with salt and pepper. To serve, ladle a pool of hot sauce in the center of 4 large plates. Arrange the shrimp in a circle over the sauce with their tails meeting in the center. Place the basil bouquets over tails in center. Serve immediately. Yield: 4 servings Recipe by: CHEF DU JOUR MICHEL RICHARD SHOW #DJ9352 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #632 by "Ed Bauman" <BIRCHCREEK@...> on May 31, 97

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