Cajun Sautéed Shrimp

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon tsp. basil dried fresh chopped
• 1  bay leaf 
• 2 tablespoons butter 
• 1  garlic clove chopped
• 0.3 tsp ground pepper red
• 1 tablespoon tsp. oregano dried fresh chopped
• 2 pounds shrimp raw unpeeled
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.5  onion diced sweet

Equipment

• frying pan

Directions

1. Peel shrimp, and, if desired, devein.
2. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat; add onion and next 5 ingredients, and saut 5 minutes or until onion is tender. Stir in garlic, and saut 1 more minute.
3. Stir in shrimp, and cook, stirring occasionally, 6 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink.
4. Remove and discard bay leaf.
5. *2 lb. frozen peeled, large raw shrimp, thawed according to package directions, may be substituted.