Base Recipe For Pan-Seared Shrimp - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 1/2 lbs 21/25 shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/8 teaspoon sugar

Preparation

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in 12 inch skillet over high heat until smoking.
Meanwhile, toss shrimp, salt, pepper, and sugar in medium bowl.
Add half of shrimp to pan in single layer and cook until spotty borwn and edges turn pink, about 1 minute.
Remove pan from heat; using tongs, flip each shrimp and let stand until all but very center is opaque.
Repeat with remaining tablespoon oil and shrimp; after second bath has stood off heat, return first batch to skillet and toss to combine.
Cover skillet and let satnd until shrimp are cooked through 1 to 2 minutes.
Serve immediately.