BBQ Shrimp New Oleans style

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BARBECUED SHRIMP


This dish has nothing to do with a barbecue pit or barbecuing.
Why is it called "barbecued" shrimp? Beats the hell out of me.
If you're really curious, ask someone at Pascal's Manale Restaurant
on Napoleon Avenue in New Orleans; it's where the dish was created.
Me, I don't care. This dish is so good you can call it whatever you
want. Just, um, don't have it every day. You'll know why immediately
when you see the first ingredient listed:


2 pounds butter (Yes, you read right. Two pounds. Eight sticks.
Don't whine. DO NOT use margarine! Real butter only.)
2 tablespoons Creole seasoning, to taste; OR
2 - 3 teaspoons cayenne pepper and 3 - 4 teaspoons salt,
to taste
2 sprigs/12in branches fresh rosemary
6 bay leaves
1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 cup or 2 good red wine
5 - 10 cloves garlic, crushed (or as much as you like)
1 medium onion, roughly chopped
3 ribs celery, same as above
3 - 4 tablespoons chopped parsley
1/2 cup fresh-squeezed lemon juice
5 pounds shrimp, heads and shells on
[This feeds 8-10 people, or 2 Cajuns, cut it in half if you need to.]
Melt a stick of the butter in a skillet. Saute the garlic, onions,
celery, parsley, rosemary and seasoning blend for about 2 - 3 minutes.

Melt the rest of the butter. Add the wine (drink the rest of the
bottle). Add the sauteed stuff, Worcestershire and lemon juice.

Drown the shrimp in the seasoned butter, using as many baking dishes
as you need. Make sure the shrimp are more or less submerged.
If they're not ... melt more butter and add to the sauce.
(Aah, what the hell ... what's another stick or two when you're
already up to these butterfat levels?) Bake in a 350 degree oven
until the shrimp turn pink, about 15 to 20 minutes.

Serve in big bowls. Put in a handful of shrimp and ladle lots of the
spicy butter sauce over it. Roll up your sleeves and wear a bib
(DO NOT wear nice clothes when eating this!) Serve with plenty of
French bread to sop up da sauce!

Try to avoid going to have your cholesterol and triglycerides
taken for a few weeks afterward. Remember that this is a special treat.
Don't eat this all the time if you want to live. But hey,
every now and again ... LIVE!
 

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