Grilled Garlic Shrimp - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 lb. large unshelled shrimp, deveined
1/2 c. melted, unsalted butter
1/2 c. olive oil
1 Tbsp. minced shallots or green onions
3 large peeled cloves garlic
1 tsp. salt
1 1/2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1/4 c. minced parsley
salt and freshly ground pepper
parsley sprigs (garnish)

Preparation

Wash shrimp in cold water and dry well.
Pour butter and olive oil into a 3-quart shallow bowl.
Add shallots.
Chop garlic with salt on a cutting board (this helps eliminate the strong garlic aftertaste).
Add garlic and salt mixture to bowl.
Roll shrimp in this mixture until well coated.
Sprinkle with lemon juice and parsley.
Marinate at least 30 minutes, turning shrimp several times.