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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In 10-inch skillet, heat 2 tablespoons butter on medium-high until melted. | 2. Add shrimp and cook 2 minutes, or until shrimp turn opaque throughout, stirring frequently. | 3. Add brandy and cook 30 seconds. | 4. Transfer shrimp mixture to food processor with knife blade attached; pulse until finely chopped. | 5. To shrimp mixture in processor, add ground red pepper, lemon juice, remaining 4 tablespoons butter, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; pulse until evenly blended. | 6. Transfer shrimp mixture to 3 small jars (for gift giving) and cover with plastic wrap, pressing plastic wrap directly onto surface of shrimp mixture. | 7. Refrigerate at least 8 hours to blend flavors or up to 3 days. | 8. Let stand 30 minutes at room temperature before serving. | 9. NOTE: To do ahead, freeze rillettes in jars or ramekins up to three weeks before giving. Make sure to place jars in freezer-weight plastic storage bags, or wrap ramekins well in foil before freezing. Thaw in refrigerator overnight. Include a French baguette or assorted crackers with the rillettes for serving. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
butter	6	tablespoons	unsalted	513.0	23.570999999999998	16.029	43.2
shrimp	1	lb	shelled deveined raw	321.8674	4.1253	61.6988	4.5787
brandy	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
red pepper cayenne	1/4	teaspoon	ground	1.431	0.2548	0.054000000000000006	0.0777
lemon juice	2	tablespoons		6.71	2.1045	0.1067	0.0732
salt	1/8	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
french baguette				-	-	-	-
cracker			assorted	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.