Shrimp flambe (hot stuff)
4 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | pounds | Unpeeled large fresh shrimp |
| 1 | tablespoon | Vegetable oil |
| 2 | tablespoons | Brandy |
| ¼ | cup | Chopped onion |
| ¼ | cup | Chopped green pepper |
| 2 | Garlic cloves, minced | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Vegetable oil |
| 1 | tablespoon | Diced pimiento |
| 2 | tablespoons | Chablis or other dry white |
| 3 | Egg yolks, beaten | |
| ⅛ | teaspoon | Salt |
| dash | Ground white pepper | |
| White wine sauce | ||
| Hollandaise sauce wine | ||
| 1 | dash | Worcestershire sauce |
| 1 | dash | Hot sauce |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sour cream |
| 1 | tablespoon | Chopped fresh parsley |
| 2 | tablespoons | Lemon juice |
| ½ | cup | Butter or margarine, divided |
Directions
WHITE WINE SAUCE
HOLLANDAISE SAUCE
Shrimp:
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Peel and devein shrimp. Cook shrimp in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring constantly, 3 to 5 minutes, or until shrimp turn pink. Drain. Reduce heat to low, and add brandy. Ignite with a long match when brandy is heated; stir until flames die down. Add White Wine Sauce and Hollandaise Sauce, stirring well. Serve imediately.
White Wine Sauce:
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Cook first 3 ingredients in hot oil in a medium skillet over medium-high heat; stirring constantly, until crisp-tender. Stir in pimiento and next 4 ingredients; cover, reduce heat, and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in sour cream and parsley.
Yield: ⅓ cup
Hollandaise Sauce:
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Combine egg yolks, salt, and pepper in top of a double boiler; gradually add lemon juice, stirring constantly. Add one-third of butter to egg mixture; cook over hot (not boiling) water, stirring constantly with a wire whisk, until butter melts. Add another one-third of butter, stirring constantly, until butter melts. As sauce thickens, stir in remaining one-third of butter. Cook, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened. Yield: ¾ cup.