Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2013

A combination of some of our favorites: shallots (we used pearl onions, as we had them on hand), sun-dried tomatoes, and garlic! Added some extra sun-dried tomatoes, and a tablespoon or so of lemon juice (as other shrimp cognac beurre blanc recipes suggested - glad we did so, as may have been a bit bland without). But we otherwise followed the recipe as noted. (Though my bag of shrimp was only 10 oz., but we preferred as such, as it made for extra sauce.) Would be exceptional over pasta (whole grain especially). The sauce did take some time to thicken, but will definitely make again. (We had a "taste off." My husband preferred allrecipes.com "Basil Shrimp" and I preferred this one. So to each his own, though it's important to note the basil shrimp recipe was actually better as a leftover, as the flavors had time to intensify.) Appreciated this was a lighter spin on the classic shrimp cognac beurre blanc recipe!

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Tera

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Feb. 24, 2013

Followed the recipe to the letter, and wasn't disappointed. Only change was using heavy cream (had it on hand) instead of half-and-half which I admit added to the creaminess of this recipe. An elegant, impressive, and simple meal that I'd serve to company without hesitation. If you're looking for bold flavors, this isn't for you. This cream sauce is delicate and smooth. I only had medium-size shrimp in the freezer and, quite honestly, they were a little freezer burned. In spite of that, they turned out tender and succulent. My husband kept saying how much he liked this, so I suspect we may be having this quite often. Looks like the reviews for this recipe are all over the place, but I wouldn't change a thing. Jade, thanks for a fabulous new shrimp recipe.

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lutzflcat

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Living In: Lutz, Florida, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2011

This was delicious though I didn't use sun-dried tomatoes as I don't care for them. The sauce took more than 5 minutes to thicken, but it was great.

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Mary Close

Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2010

loved this dish. the only changes that i made were to add a few slices of pancetta, diced, to the garlic and shallots. i did use the hot pepper flakes, and i used heavy cream instead of the half and half.

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mrsmig

Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2008

Sorry, I followed the recipe exactly, and my husband and I did not care for this at all. The cognac really overpowered the dish, that is all you could taste. The sauce was also extremely thin and needed to be thickened up. Sorry, I won't be making this again.

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DAISYTAZZY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dallas, Texas, USA

Living In: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 10, 2008

I was very disappointed with this recipe, I had high hopes for it! I followed the recipe perfectly except that I could not find sun dried tomatoes so I used cherry tomatoes instead. The I also added some peppers for color and mushrooms for flavor. The dish just wasn't impressive, and I was over all disappointed. Not what I expected from an allrecipes recipe.

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Joshua

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

Living In: Rochester, New York, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2007

This recipe LIED...I don't see how it can POSSIBLY feed 4 people...the 2 of us put it away quite nicely (and I would have had more, if there had been any!). I used brandy intead of cognac, added cherry tomatoes to warm through, and served over rice spaghetti (for my gluten-intolerant sweetie)...I will be making this one again, for sure!!

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Sarah O

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2007

This was pretty tasty. Rice took longer to cook that the recipe states so if I were to cook it again I'd hold off on adding the veges. I don't like overcooked veges. I don't know if I needed the Cognac either. Think it would have been fine without it.

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Chrisse

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: San Francisco, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2006

I like to substitute a lot. :) Since I didn't have half-and-half, I used evaporated milk (just about 1/3 C) with about 1 tsp. sugar. I also omitted the tomatoes, and used cayenne pepper (just a dash) rather than red pepper flakes. To save time, I tossed the shrimp in frozen, rather than thawing them first. Was very good over rotini noodles and I would make some variety of this again; might be even better if I made it as suggested! :)

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annabananaruth

Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2006

Loved it, loved it! Easy and quick and taste divine. I served over fettunci pasta with a spinach salad and served with a white zin. No one guessed how easy it was to whip up!

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