Buttery Garlic & Garden Herb Grilled Jumbo Shrimp

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley
• 1/4 cup fresh basil
• 3 -4 garlic cloves (minced jarred is fine)
• 1 shallot
• 1/2 cup butter
• 16 large shrimp, in the shell preferably with heads left on (halved lengthwise, leaving them attached 1 inch below the head and deveined)
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• rum, for sprinkling

Recipe

• 1 pulse parsley, basil, garlic and shallots in food processor until finely minced (or mince with knife).
• 2 add minced mixture to small sauce pan with butter until butter can be stirred and ingredients combined; medium heat.
• 3 light a grill or heat a grill pan.
• 4 spread shrimp open and season with salt & pepper, and brush liberally with the herb butter.
• 5 grill over a medium-hot flame, shell side down, until slightly charred, about 1 minute. turn and grill the other side until lightly browned, about 40 seconds. flip again and lather with more herb butter, sprinkle with rum and grill until barely cooked through and bubbling, about 1 minute longer.
• 6 serve at once.