French Scampi

Total Time: 29 mins Preparation Time: 12 mins Cook Time: 17 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 20 shrimp (10/12 count)
• 5 fresh sweet basil leaves
• 2 tablespoons pernod (anise-flavoured liqueur)
• 1/2 clove garlic, chopped finely
• 12 fluid ounces whipping cream
• flour
• salt and pepper
• 1 ounce butter
• 1 fluid ounce olive oil

Recipe

• 1 clean the shrimp by peeling, remove the vein and cut the shrimp in half lengthwise.
• 2 season with salt and pepper and pass through flour lightly.
• 3 preheat frying pan with butter and oil at high heat.
• 4 sauté the shrimp fast so they brown slightly.
• 5 add garlic very quickly and throw away excess butter.
• 6 don't worry about losing some garlic.
• 7 away from fire, mix in sweet basil and pernod then flambé.
• 8 add the cream and reduce.
• 9 check seasoning.
• 10 serve right away.