[femi94ce]

This is great for when the grocer puts those small shrimps on sale. I know you might think shrimp is expensive, but when it's on sale it's often cheaper than chicken. I stock up and freeze. It's good for about 2 months.

The ticket to wine cooking is real easy : cheap white wine from a box. The days are gone where that stuff is poison. Buying 5 liters of a half decent brand in a box and keeping it in the fridge makes fun cooking - one for the pot and one for me.

This recipe you can substitute or add chicken or andouille sausage. If you're ambitious in the chopping department, you can also add diced green red and or yellow bell peppers.

Time to prepare : 20 mins.


Y'all will need -

wide shallow frying pan
1 pound of shrimp - peeled, deveined, heads off (feeds 2 hungry, 3 not so hungry)
dried onion flakes
granulated garlic powder
ground cayenne pepper or red pepper
butter
1 cup of dry - medium wine (red or white works equally well, different outcome but both taste great)
salt

1) On medium heat, pour 1/2 cup of water into the pan and a spoonful of butter. Can't overdo the butter so don't worry.

2) Sprinkle the onion flakes over the water so they evenly cover the surface.

3) Lightly dust the granulated garlic over the water so it evenly covers the surface.

4) Even more lightly, tap a few sprinkles of the cayenne pepper. More if you like heat.

Allow the water to boil almost completely off the onions. Don't let it get dry, you just want to soften and partially cook the onion flakes.

When the onions look like bubbling mush, dump 1 cup of white wine on them and sprinkle a pinch or 2 of salt.

Put the shrimps (and/or other added ingredients) in 1 layer on the pan and give them a couple of turns as they get pink. Let the wine boil down about 1/2 way. about 5 - 7 minutes.

Serve over brown or white rice, or pasta, or grits (see next recipe).

Enjoy!

FF