Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients:

1 1/2 oz. olive oil
2 cloves elephant garlic, sliced
2 oz. sliced guajillo chile
24 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 lemon, juiced
2 tomatoes, diced
2 oz. tequila
4 oz. butter
Chive sprigs

1. In a large skillet, heat the olive oil, add the garlic, and saute until golden brown. Add the sliced chile and continue mixing until the oil has taken on the color of the chile.
   
2. Add the shrimp to the hot pan and saute for 3 minutes. Add the lemon juice and the tomatoes. Add the tequila to the shrimp and carefully flambe. Cook until the alcohol burns out. On low heat, add the butter and swirl until the sauce slightly thickens.
   
3. To serve, plate the shrimp in the center of each plate and add the sauce in the center. Garnish each plate with chive sprigs.

This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. Fine Living has not tested this recipe in the proportions indicated and therefore cannot make any representation as to the results.