Base Recipe For Pan-seared Shrimp

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 lbs 21/25 shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon sugar

Recipe

• 1 heat 1 tablespoon oil in 12 inch skillet over high heat until smoking.
• 2 meanwhile, toss shrimp, salt, pepper, and sugar in medium bowl.
• 3 add half of shrimp to pan in single layer and cook until spotty borwn and edges turn pink, about 1 minute.
• 4 remove pan from heat; using tongs, flip each shrimp and let stand until all but very center is opaque.
• 5 repeat with remaining tablespoon oil and shrimp; after second bath has stood off heat, return first batch to skillet and toss to combine.
• 6 cover skillet and let satnd until shrimp are cooked through 1 to 2 minutes.
• 7 serve immediately.