Bridgetown Potatoes & West Indian Style Shrimp Scampi

This recipe combination was created by Dalton Babb and appears in "Cooking the Caribbean Way". I have used this combination for "theme" dinners and my guests really enjoyed the concept. Suggested wine - Sauvignon Blanc

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• BRIDGETOWN POTATOES

• 3  lbs potatoes
• 1  onion, finely chopped
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 1⁄2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
•  salt and pepper

• WEST INDIAN STYLE SHRIMP SCAMPI

• 3  lbs fresh shrimp
• 1⁄2 fresh lemon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
• 1⁄2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
• 1⁄2 teaspoon thyme
• 1⁄2 teaspoon curry powder
• 1  cup butter
•  flour

Directions

1. BIDGETOWN POTATOES.
2. Boil potatoes with skin on.
3. After potatoes are cooked and cool enough to handle, peel and dice.
4. Melt butter in heavy skillet.
5. Add potatoes, onion, poultry seasoning, salt and pepper to taste.
6. Saute over very low flame until brown.
7. Serve with Shrimp Scampi.
8. SHRIMP SCAMPI.
9. Cook the shrimp in boiling water with lemon half.
10. After the shrimp is cooked and cool enough to handle, shell and devein.
11. Mix together the pepper, garlic powder, Tobasco sauce, poultry seasoning, thyme and curry powder.
12. Marinate the shrimp in this mixture for approximately 35 minutes.
13. Melt the butter in a heavy skillet.
14. Dip the shrimp in flour and fry until golden brown.
15. Serve with Bridgetown potatoes.