Potted Shrimps Recipe

Ingredients

• 225g/8 oz shelled shrimps

• 225g/8 oz butter

• pinch of ground mace

• salt and cayenne pepper

• fresh dill sprigs, to garnish

• lemon wedges and thin slices of brown bread and butter, to serve

Serves 4

Method:

1. Chop a quarter of the shrimps. Melt half of the butter slowly, carefully skimming off any foam that rises to the surface.

2. Stir all the shrimps, the mace, salt and cayenne pepper into the saucepan and heat gently without boiling. Pour the shrimp and butter mixture into four individual pots and leave it aside t cool.

3. Heat the remaining butter in a clean small pan. then carefully spoon the clear butter over the shrimps, leaving behind the sediment.

4. Leave until the butter is almost set, then place a dill sprig in the centre of each pot. Leave to set completely, then cover and chill in the fridge.

5. Transfer the shrimps to room temperature 30 minutes before serving with lemon wedges and thin slices of brown bread and butter.