blake murphy wrote:

>
> i have seen a recipe for drunken shrimp, calling for live shrimp to be
> soaked in sherry. it recommended a screen for the top of the bowl so
> the buggers couldn't jump out.

Did you actually try the recipe? The shrimp we get here are frozen - I
haven't seen a live shrimp in living memory...

I do my version of "drunken prawns" sometimes... I usually marinate them
(already dead, shelled and "deveined") in olive oil, garlic, ginger root
and lemon juice for a few hours and then saute them in a skillet with
some chopped onion ... Once they are nicely "pink" I throw a "splosh" of
tequila on them and then I get DH to ignite it (that's *his* job). Once
the flames have gone out, I add a cup or two of heavy cream to the
skillet (depends how many prawns you are making) - add herbs of choice,
then simmer cream until it "reduces" a bit.... I throw the shrimp back
into the skillet, and stir them into the cream - just long enough to
re-heat them. You can add an extra splosh of tequila to the "sauce", but
its up to you

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Chatty Cathy