Shrimp Flambe


Course : Shrimp
Serves: 4
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Ingredients:


2 pounds unpeeled large fresh shrimp

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

2 tablespoons brandy

1 recipe white wine sauce

1 recipe hollandaise sauce

-----white wine sauce-----

1/4 cup chopped onion

1/4 cup chopped green pepper

2 cloves garlic -- minced

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

1 tablespoon diced pimiento

2 tablespoons Chablis or other dry white -- wine

1/8 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

1/8 teaspoon hot sauce

2 tablespoons sour cream

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

-----hollandaise sauce-----

3 large egg yolks -- beaten

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 dash ground white pepper

2 tablespoon lemon juice

1/2 cup butter or margarine, divided
 

Preparation / Directions:


Shrimp: 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 immediately. White Wine Sauce: 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: 1/3 cup Hollandaise Sauce: 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: 3/4 cup.


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