Stir Fried Shrimp In Garlic Sauce
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, December 11, 2009 - 12:51am

Ingredients




6 garlic cloves, diced
1/4 teaspoon salt (opt.)
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
2 tablespoons cooking sherry
1 dozen lg. shrimp
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons cooking oil

Preparation

1 1. Shell shrimp, leaving last segment and tail in place with small utensil knife, split shrimp along inner curve, stopping at the last segment and cutting just deep enough to expose black vein. 2 2. Spread shrimp wide open then rinse under running cold water to remove vein, pat dry with paper towel. 3 3. In 10" skillet in 4 tablespoons hot oil stir in ginger, ed pepper, 3 of the garlic cloves, sherry and salt (if wanted); add shrimp, stir until shrimp turn pink, remove from skillet; set aside, covered. 4 4. In 1 quart saucepan melt butter with heat on high. As butter is melting add the other 3 cloves of garlic and a pinch of salt, reduce heat to medium, stir well, remove from heat and pour over shrimp.

Comments:
Anne Marie

Looks like a good recipe but cooking sherry?  That's got lots of unnessary salt.  I never use anything in a recipe that I wouldn't drink in a glass.
Amanda

The recipe sounds great - is that the right picture, though?