Black Shrimp

Total Time: 10 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 cups shrimp, deveined and precooked (yes - you can use frozen, thawed & drained, small or medium)
• 1 tablespoon butter, approximately,melted
• cajun seasoning, to taste

Recipe

• 1 first- turn on the kitchen fan an/or open a window- there may soome smoke when you make this and you don't want to have to stop in the middle to go turn off the fire alarm.
• 2 heat a large, deep skillet over fairly high heat (medium high on an electric stove).
• 3 melt butter (if you like a little more, go ahead- just so long as it is real butter, not margarine or spread) but be quick as you don't want it to burn.
• 4 immediately toss in the shrimp and start stirring very quickly with a slotted spoon to coat with butter.
• 5 with your free hand, shake cajun seasoning liberally to coat all sides of the shrimp- as much as you like.
• 6 i go very heavy on the seasoning because i like it very hot.
• 7 let shrimp sit without stirring for 1 minute, then quickly turn over and cook another minute- the goal here is to get the shrimp golden brown.
• 8 immediately toss into a serving bowl and serve as an appetizer with toothpicks.
• 9 this may take a little trial& error to get the seasonings the way you like it- i absolutely do not measure this at all.
• 10 i use paul prudhomme's cajun seasoning but you can use any brand you like.