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.