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Jumbo Shrimp with Chive Butter

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Jumbo Shrimp with Chive ButterMark Thomas

The chive butter is a breeze to make, and it works overtime: First it's used to baste the shrimp, later it becomes the sauce.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    30 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

1/4 cup Dijon mustard
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1 cup (2 sticks) butter, melted
6 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
36 uncooked jumbo shrimp, peeled, deveined, butterflied
Whole chives

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat broiler. Place mustard in bowl; whisk in lemon juice, then melted butter. Add chopped chives. Season with pepper.

    Step 2

    Arrange shrimp, cut side up, on broiler pan. Brush with some of butter mixture. Broil until just cooked through, about 4 minutes. Arrange on plates and garnish with whole chives. Serve, passing remaining butter separately.

Nutrition Per Serving

Nutritional analysis per serving: 436 calories
31.2 g fat (19.2 g saturated fat)
407.7 mg cholesterol
1.0 g carbs
.1 g dietary fiber
.3 g total sugars
.9 g total carbs
35.3 g protein
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self
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