Crevettes au Vin Blanc

Name: Crevettes au Vin Blanc (Shrimp in White Wine)
Yield: serve as first course, or as a main dish to 4.
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: Chopped parsely; 2 tablespoons Cognac; 3 tablespoons crème fraîche, or whipping cream; 1 egg yolk; 2 tablespoons Madeira; 4 tablespoons flour; Chunk of butter, softened; Dash of white pepper; 1½ pounds cleaned raw frozen shrimp; ½ teaspoon salt; 1 cup white wine; ½ cup clam juice (canned); ⅛ pound butter; 1 cup sliced mushrooms (or 5-ounce box); 2 sprigs parsley; 2 shallots, minced

Shrimp in White Wine

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Hows and Whys of French Cooking

By Alma Lach

Published 1974

About

Ingredients

2 shallots, minced
2 sprigs parsley
1 cup sliced mushroom

Starter
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Simmer shallots, parsley sprigs, and mushrooms in butter for about 2 minutes. Add clam juice and wine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes. Remove parsley sprigs. Add frozen shrimp to liquid. Heat gradually, breaking shrimp apart as they heat. Once to boiling stage, reduce to a simmer and cook for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Mash