Amaretto Shrimp

Submitted by Michele in NJ

"Recipe from Sous Chef Bryan Richard of Chez Marcelle. An appetizer to impress."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 7
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1 medium white onion, finely minced
• 1 lb large shrimp, butterflied, peeled, leave tail on
• 1⁄2 - 1 cup amaretto liqueur
• 1 cup blanched almond, sliced
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• chopped parsley

directions

1. Melt butter in skillet until golden brown. Add onions. Saute until transparent.
2. Add shrimp and stir-fry 5 minutes until pink.
3. Add amaretto, almonds and salt. cook 1-1/2 minutes until bubbly.
4. Serve in a ramekin with a sprinkle of chopped parsley.

Reviews

[rosslare]

Certainly something else! I used only the 1/2 cup of amaretto and felt it gave impression enough. Not too sweet or overpoweringly almondy that way, just nicely so.