Shrimp In Cream Sauce (a La Newberg)

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 1/2 lbs shrimp, shelled and deveined
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon paprika
• 1 tablespoon shallot, minced
• 1/3 cup dry sherry
• 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
• 2 egg yolks

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, melt butter; add shrimp and season with salt, pepper and paprika. add in shallots and stir. add the sherry and stir. after a minute or two shrimps will lose their raw look. remove and set aside.
• 2 continue cooking the sauce until reduce by 1/2. add 1 1/4 cup cream. cook about 5 minutes over medium high heat.
• 3 beat the remaining cream with the egg yolks. add to sauce while stirring rapidly. heat almost to boiling; return shrimp, heat through, and serve.