Grilled Spiced Shrimp with Pearl Onions

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

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

Americas
United States
Main course

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