Amaretto Prawns/shrimp Appetizer

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 16 large prawns
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 3/4 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1/2 teaspoon orange zest
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice, freshly squeezed
• 2 tablespoons orange juice, freshly squeezed
• 3 tablespoons brandy
• 2 teaspoons amaretto liqueur
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• salt
• pepper

Recipe

• 1 shell prawns, leaving tail intact, and devein.
• 2 melt butter in a large skillet and add prawns, cooking 4-5 minutes.
• 3 remove from pan and set aside.
• 4 mix together the lemon and orange peel (zests), the lemon and orange juices, the brandy, and the amaretto and bring to a boil in the pan.
• 5 add the heavy cream and continue cooking until slightly reduced and thick enough to coat the prawns.
• 6 return the prawns to the pan and cook until heated through.
• 7 season to taste with salt and pepper,.
• 8 arrange prawns 4 to a plate, in a circular pattern with the tails pointing inches.
• 9 mask with the sauce and serve immediately.