Sauteed Shrimp With Rosemary

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 4 sprigs fresh rosemary
• 2 garlic cloves, sliced
• 4 bay leaves, broken in half
• 1 1/2 lbs large shrimp
• 1/2 lemon, juice of
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• lemon wedge

Recipe

• 1 combine olive oil, rosemary, garlic, and bay leaves in a saute pan.
• 2 warm the ingredients over low heat for 2-3 minutes; let cool.
• 3 meanwhile, peel/devein shrimp; rinse shrimp under cold running water; drain and dry well; place shrimp in a shallow dish.
• 4 pour the contents of the saute pan over the shrimp; add in the lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
• 5 toss the shrimp so that it is coated with the marinade.
• 6 let the shrimp marinate for at least 1 hour but preferably for several hours, tossing the mixture from time to time.
• 7 if you marinate the shrimp for longer than 1 hour, refrigerate them and return to room temperature before cooking.
• 8 transfer shrimp/marinade to a large pan; cook over high heat until shrimp are just opaque.
• 9 lightly salt and serve with lemon juice.