Shrimp Basilico - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
24 large shrimp, peeled & deveined
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon minced fresh basil, plus basil leaves for garnish
1 cup Chardonnay or Chablis
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
Juice of 1/2 lemon
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) cold butter, cut into 5 pieces
Salt
Ground pepper

Preparation

Heat oil in saut pan over medium heat.
Add shrimp, then add garlic; saut 10 seconds.
Add basil and wine; cook until almost all wine has evaporated.
Add cream; cook until liquid is reduced by half.
Add lemon juice.
Turn heat very low.
Add butter.
Cook until butter melts; do not let boil.
Add salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with basil leaves.
Serve with pasta or a good bread to soak up the sauce.
Yield 4 servings.