Jacques Pepin Family-style Shrimp
Total Time: 30 mins
Preparation Time: 30 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 4
- 1 lb shrimp, unshelled
- 1 cup onion, coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup carrot, peeled and sliced into thin rounds (about 1 whole carrot)
- 4 sprigs fresh thyme
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/4 large lemon, in thin half-round slices
- 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorn
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup dry wine
- 3 cups water
- melted butter
- fresh lemon juice
- coarsely cracked black pepper
- salt
Recipe
- 1 rinse the shrimp before cooking.
- 2 put all the court bouillon ingredients into a large stainless-steel saucepan. bring to a boil, then cover and cook 10 to 15 minutes, at a gentle boil.
- 3 add the shriimp all at once, stir to mix them into the broth, and bring it back to a boil over high heat. cove the pan and cook for only 10 seconds, then remove from the heat. let the shrimp cool in the covered pan of broth to lukewarm.
- 4 to serve family-style, turn both the shrimp and court bouillon, while still warm, into a large seving bowl. into the meled butter stir fresh lemon juice, cracked black pepper, and pinches of salt, to taste. provide everyone with a bowl for shrimp shells and a nearby ramekin of flavored butter.
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