Shrimp in Tequila
SauceLast night my kitchen
creation was shrimp in tequila sauce, or perhaps I should call it
"camarones con tequila" in honor of the nation that invented the
awesome, yet evil concoction known as tequila.
Don't worry, for
those of you who have had bad experiences with tequila, the alcohol burns off
while cooking, leaving only the flavor.
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs of peeled,
cooked shrimp4 cloves of fresh
garlicA little unsalted
butter, 2 tbs1/2 cup tequila1/2 cup fresh
cilantrosalt and pepper
I started with small pre-cooked shrimp simply because I knew I was going to be able to cook it on grocery night, and I'm a little careful about keeping fresh shrimp more than a day or two.
The recipe calls for unsalted butter, but you could probably use olive oil. Start by sauteing the garlic. Normally I pile on the garlic, but I stuck to the recipe this time. I'm glad I did. It really brought out the cilantro.
Get the garlic just slightly brown, 30 seconds or so, the…