Ingredients

  • 1 pound potatoes, boiled, drained
  • Milk
  • Freshly ground salt
  • Freshly ground white pepper
  • 24 jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • Clarified butter
  • 3 ounces Macadamia nuts, finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed
  • 1/4 cup dry sherry
  • 1/4 cup fresh butter, plus extra for potatoes
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 2 scallop shells
  • Parsley sprigs, for garnish
  • 1/4 teaspoon paprika, for garnish

Method

  • Mash potatoes adding enough milk and butter to make a smooth mixture.
  • Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
  • Coat the shrimp in cold clarified butter and toss them in the chopped nuts.
  • Heat clarified butter in a frying pan.
  • Add the garlic clove and fry gently for 2 minutes.
  • Drop in the coated shrimps.
  • Remove the garlic and cook the shrimp 2 minutes on each side.
  • After 4 minutes add the sherry and flame.
  • Stir in the fresh butter and drizzle in the lemon juice.
  • Pipe the creamed potatoes around the rim of the scallop shells and pour the shrimp into the center of the shells.
  • Garnish each with a sprig of parsley and a dusting of paprika.