Shrimp Ala Patrona

Tony and I discovered this dish years ago when in Mexico – spicy and yummy with salad; hot baguettes; (Tony loves to dunk the bread in the sauce) green salad and red beans and rice!!

Ingredients

3/4 cup barbecue sauce
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 fresh lemon juice
1 tbs. Worcester sauce
1 tbs. Honey
1/2 tsp. Kosher or pink Salt
1 tbs. fresh ground black pepper
3 garlic cloves - minced
2 tsp. Paprika
1 bay leaf
1 tsp. Dried Basil
1 tsp. Dried Rosemary
2 tsp. Crushed Dried Red Peppers
1 lb. Shrimp - peeled and deveined
Butter/olive oil mix for frying

Instructions

1) In a blender, on high speed combine all ingredients except the shrimp and butter/olive oil mix.

2) Pour into saucepan and heat gently - DO NOT BOIL

3) Heat butter/olive oil mix in frying pan over medium heat.

4) Add shrimp and sautée for 3 to 4 minutes (depending on size) on both sides.

5) Serve immediately with sauce, red beans and rice; salad and warm baguette. Enjoy!!