Barbecued Shrimp Scampi

Total Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 6 -8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 12 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/3 cup finely chopped yellow onion
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1/4 cup wine
• 1 grated lemon, juice and zest of
• 1/3 cup diced and seeded tomato
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped flat leaf parsley
• kosher salt fresh black pepper
• 1/4 cup molasses barbecue sauce

Recipe

• 1 melt 2 tbsp butter in a medium saute pan over medium heat. add the shrimp, onion, and garlic and saute 3-4 minutes. the shrimp will start to plump up a bit.
• 2 add the wine, lemon zest and juice, and 4 tbsp more butter. reduce heat and gently saute the shrimp until the sauce thickens. if sauce is too thin add 1-2 tablespoons more butter.
• 3 add the tomatoes and parsley and season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 add the barbecue sauce and toss well. to serve, remove shrimp from the pan and place on plates. drizzle sauce over shrimp.