Potted Shrimp

Name: Potted Shrimp
Yield: Serves 9 (Makes about 2 1/4 cups)
Cuisine: Great Britain
Ingredients: 1 pound, extra-large shrimp (21 to 25 per pound), peeled and deveined; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt; 1/4 teaspoon, black pepper; 1/8 teaspoon, sugar; 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil; 12 tablespoons (1 1/2 sticks), unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces; 1 , medium shallot, minced (about 3 tablespoons); 1/4 cup, dry sherry; 1 teaspoon, dry sherry; 2 tablespoons, juice from 1 lemon; 1/4 teaspoon additional, fresh lemon juice; Pinch, cayenne pepper

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Appetizers

Great Britain

Fish & Seafood

SERVES9 (Makes about 2 1/4 cups)

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our potted shrimp recipe, we first experimented with cooking methods, settling on pan-searing because it produced a more flavorful spread than poaching. Dissatisfied with the creaminess of our spread when we used a stick of butter for 1...

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