Name: Grilled Spiced Shrimp with Pearl Onions
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 pinch cayenne pepper; 4 whole cloves, crushed; ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg; 1 tablespoon dark rum; 24 large prawns or shrimp; salt and freshly ground pepper; ¼ pound butter, softened; 2 tablespoons flour; 2½ cups fish stock; 1 bay leaf; 1 pound pearl onions; ½ cup heavy cream; ½ cup loosely packed fresh parsley leaves, finely chopped; 1 sprig fresh thyme; ½ cup olive oil; ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Jeremiah Tower's New American Classics

By Jeremiah Tower

Published 1986

About

Ingredients

24 large prawns or shrimp
½ cup olive oil
⅛ teaspoon

Method

Peel and devein the shrimp.

Combine the oil, spices, and rum. Marinate the shrimp in this mixture for 30 minutes. Drain the shrimp and mix the marinade into 4 tablespoons of the butter. Set aside.

Peel the onions and make a cross on the bottom of each. Place onions in a saucepan with