I’m a crab snob. I moved to Montgomery County, Maryland (just outside Washington, DC) when I was in the 7th grade and lived there until we moved to Texas in 1990, so I grew up eating Chesapeake Bay Blue Crabs. Bushels of them. One of my fondest memories was going to a friend’s parents’ house [...]
Ingredients
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 1/2 pounds fresh shrimp, shelled and deveined without tails
1/2 cup olive oil
4 cloves garlic, minced
1 shallot, chopped
1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
2 tablespoons white wine
2 tablespoons brandy
Preparation
In a small bowl, combine flour, salt, pepper, and cayenne pepper. Mix [...]
Ingredients
This can be prepared with 20 ounces of large raw shrimp instead of lobster, if you like. Peel and devein the shrimp, then sauté uncovered in butter until opaque in center, about three minutes. Cut each shrimp lengthwise in half.
6 tablespoons (3/4 stick) butter
2 10- to 12-ounce frozen lobster tails, thawed
8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed, [...]
Ingredients
This recipe delivers juicy, tender shrimp scampi and takes only 10 minutes to prepare. Serve the scampi with plenty of bread to soak up the garlicky juices.
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 pounds large shrimp (21 to 25 per pound), peeled and deveined, if desired
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through garlic press
2 [...]
Ingredients
1 C veg oil
1 C butter
1 ½ T black pepper
3 Bay leaves
2 tsp. rosemary
½ tsp. Prudomme’s Blackened Redfish Seasoning
½ tsp. cayenne
½ tsp. oregano
1 T paprika
2 cloves garlic (minced)
1 lemon (sliced)
Preparation
Melt butter and oil, add spices, and simmer 10 minutes. Pour over shrimp in shallow baking dish and add lemon. Bake at 450 degrees for 15 [...]