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Tequila Shrimp

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Tequila Shrimp

Tequila Shrimp

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Equipment

  • - Kitchen Knife Set: Essential for cutting ingredients accurately and safely.

  • - Stainless Steel Skillet (8-inch): Perfect for sautéing shrimp and cooking in high heat without burning.

  • - High-Speed Blender: Useful for making fresh sauces or beverages to accompany the dish.

  • - Heavy Duty Mixer with Prep Basket: Ideal for quickly preparing ingredients like breadcrumbs (if needed).

  • - Culinary Scales: Ensures precise measurement of spices and seasonings, crucial for flavor balance in tequila shrimp.

  • - Digital Cooker or Air Fryer: Offers an alternative method to cook shrimp with less oil, maintaining texture and taste.

  • - Cutting Board Set (various sizes): Provides a safe surface for cutting ingredients like vegetables that could accompany the dish.

  • - Citrus Juicer (e.g., Lemon or Lime Squeezer): For fresh citrus juice, enhancing the flavor of tequila shrimp when served with a drink.

  • - Measuring Spoons and Cups Set: Essential for accurately measuring ingredients like flour or spices if making a side dish from scratch.

  • - Cookie Sheet (optional): Useful if planning to make an accompanying bread or dessert, such as cookies or French toast.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 pounds large shrimp in shell (21 to 25 per pound), peeled and deveined

  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter

  • 1/2 cup white or reposado tequila

  • 3/4 cup crema or sour cream

  • 1 scallion, thinly sliced

  • Accompaniment: rice

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Toss shrimp with kosher salt and 3/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper.
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Instruction 2

Heat butter in a 12-inch heavy skillet over medium-high heat until foam subsides, then sauté shrimp, turning, until pink and just cooked through, 3 to 5 minutes. Reduce heat and add tequila, then increase heat to medium-high. Tilt skillet over gas burner to ignite tequila (or ignite with a long match; use caution, as flames may shoot up high). Cook, shaking skillet gently once or twice, until flames subside. Remove from heat and stir in crema. Serve sprinkled with scallion.
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