I have never forgotten this "fancy" and delicious black pepper shrimp recipe my Mom made for me as a special birthday treat when I turned 18. Remember how shrimp scampi was the "in" seafood dish back in the day? This isn't exactly scampi, but it is similar, and this particular recipe comes from Paula Deen. I would squeeze some lemon over the shrimp before serving with a nice sourdough bread and a salad.
3 pounds fresh shrimp, unpeeled
8 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons chopped garlic
4 tablespoons freshly ground pepper
Preheat oven to 400. Wash and drain shrimp and place in shallow baking pan. In a saucepan, melt the butter, add the garlic, and saute for 3-4 minutes. Pour the butter mixture over the shrimp and toss to coat. Pepper shrimp until well covered. Bake in oven at 450 until pink, about 5 minutes, turn, bake a few minutes longer and pepper again. You must use a heavy hand with the pepper.
3 pounds fresh shrimp, unpeeled
8 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons chopped garlic
4 tablespoons freshly ground pepper
Preheat oven to 400. Wash and drain shrimp and place in shallow baking pan. In a saucepan, melt the butter, add the garlic, and saute for 3-4 minutes. Pour the butter mixture over the shrimp and toss to coat. Pepper shrimp until well covered. Bake in oven at 450 until pink, about 5 minutes, turn, bake a few minutes longer and pepper again. You must use a heavy hand with the pepper.
