MOM'S SHRIMP FAMILY RECIPE

           

        Mom’s Fancy Shrimp

             

This is a family recipe:  My mother received this recipe from the wife of the head chef at Tappan Hill They were very close friends and this was served every New Year’s Eve pre Tappan Hill party at our home .. However, it can be served anytime .. People stood in line for it! 

One year my late husband, Bart (who was adored by my mother!) and myself arrived, and my mother told us she had placed a dish for us aside for us so she would be sure we had some.  LOL!   We went to the kitchen where the servers were and asked for shrimp .. the maid told us we had to wait like everyone else .. hahahaha!

When we saw my mother she said “did you have any shrimp yet?” and we told her what was said.. she marched into the kitchen declaring: “give my children whatever they want”!!   My parent’s friends laughed so hard knowing one did not “mess” with Dorothy Boyce’s children!!  Hahaha  The shrimp were of couse marvelous, but we felt the need to go back to the kitchen and soothe the poor maid, making sure she tried some too!!

I’m glad we had favor .. as we would not have wanted to miss those delicious shrimp!!!  Here is the famous (to our family anyway) recipe!  Enjoy

RECIPE

2 lbs Shrimp…. peeled, deveined and dried well with paper towels

          2 small cans Hunts tomato sauce
          lots of fresh sliced garlic
          onion powder
          Italian seasoning
          Basil fresh if you have it!
          Mc Cormick’s seasonall or Jane’s Crazy mixed up salt
          Salt and cracked pepper
                  extra virgin olive oil
                  melted butter
            Mix well and Marinate shrimp in seasonings
                  overnight in ziplock bag turning often 

Preheat oven to broil
Place shrimp on broiler pan with aluminum foil for easy clean up

          and baste with melted butter until done ..
          turn shimp once

          Watch carefully as to not burn shrimp,
          but you do want the sauce hot and bubbly.  
          Serve w/ fancy toothpicks & melted butter
          for dipping. 
          This can be served over pasta for a great
          dinner entrée with a salad and French
          garlic bread!  Bellisimo

From my heart to Yours,

Donsie