Prawns... my new word of the day... California resort styled!

Peppery Garlic Prawns Recipe

http://simplyrecipes.com/recipes/peppery_garlic_prawns/

Note::  givin credit where credit is due . . . :)   

Menu suggestion: Goes well over white basmati rice (be sure to drizzle extra sauce from the pan over the rice), snow peas or sugar snap peas, and some french bread to soak up the garlic sauce. If you don't like the strong black pepper taste, you can back off a bit and it's still great.

Ingredients

• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns*
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp brandy
• 1 lb. raw medium-sized shrimp, shelled, de-veined and split (tails on or off)**
• 1-2 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 Tbsp fresh chopped parsley

*Crushing the peppercorns can be done with a mortar and pestle. Or if you don't have a mortar and pestle, place the whole peppercorns in a small ziplock bag and place that bag inside another ziplock bag and smash with a hammer. Do this on a hard surface, if done on a wood surface, it can leave dents. The ziplock will also tear a bit, so take care not to lose the crushed pepper (why you double bag it).
** Trader Joe's has great frozen uncooked, shrimp, shelled and de-veined with tails on. To defrost frozen shrimp, place in a bowl of ice water in the refrigerator.

Method

1 Mix together the crushed garlic, salt, crushed peppercorns, lemon juice and brandy. Add the shrimp and marinate at least an hour or up to overnight in the fridge.
2 Heat a heavy skillet over medium high heat and add olive oil. Add shrimp and garlic mixture and cook quickly, tossing shrimp. The longer the shrimp has been marinating, the less time it takes to cook. Cook until the shrimp has turned opaque (generally only 2-3 minutes).
Garnish with chopped parsley. Serves 2-3 as a main dish, 4 as an appetizer.