Champagne Shrimp - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    sauce
    2 cups champagne
    1/2 cup chopped shallot
    2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
    1/4 teaspoon whole black peppercorn
    1 cup butter, cut into 16 pieces
    marinade
    1 cup champagne
    1/4 cup olive oil
    3 tablespoons chopped shallots
    salt & fresh ground pepper
    24 large shrimp
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh chives
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh tarragon
    1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley (or use 1 tsp dried, each)
    nonstick cooking spray
Preparation
    for sauce: heat champagne, shallots, vinegar and peppercorns in a saucepan and boil until reduced to 1/4 cup, about 20 minutes, set aside. for marinade: combine champagne, oil, shallots, pepper and shrimp in a plastic bag and seal.
    marinate for 30-60 minutes heat oven to broil remove shrimp to a broiler pan that's been sprayed with non-stick spray, discard marinade broil shrimp 2 minutes per side, remove. rewarm sauce over medium heat, adding butter in bits and whisking until melted before adding more.
    season with salt and pepper if desired serve 4 shrimp per plate and spoon sauce around.
    sprinkle each plate with fresh herbs.

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