Cognac Shrimp

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon butter 
• 0.5 cup cognac 
• 0.5 cup half-and-half fat free
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 0.3 cup oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes diced drained
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 1 dash pepper flakes dried red
• 4 servings salt and pepper to taste
• 0.5 cup shallots thinly sliced
• 1 pound shrimp deveined peeled

Equipment

• frying pan

Directions

1. Heat the butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, and saute the garlic and shallots until lightly browned. Stir in shrimp, and season with salt, pepper, and red pepper.
2. Mix in sun-dried tomatoes. Cook and stir 5 minutes, or until shrimp is opaque and lightly browned.
3. Pour cognac into the skillet, and stir to loosen browned bits from bottom. Reduce heat to low, and stir in half-and-half. Simmer 5 minutes, or until slightly thickened.