Just for the heck of it, here’s an easy and elegant appetizer or main dish.

Hot! Tequila Lime Shrimp

Ingredients

2 – 3 pounds large shrimp (16 – 19 count), preferably in their shells
4 limes, halved
Tequila
Tabasco sauce
Red pepper flakes
Oily

Heat a pan or griddle until water drops spit. Lightly oil, if necessary.

Lay in a few shrimp at a time.

Brush with oil and squeeze lime juice over the shrimp, allowing the pulp to drop into the pan.

When char marks form, flip each shrimp and cook the other side.

Sprinkle with tequila, Tabasco, and pepper flakes, then remove to platter and grill the next batch.

Serve with rice or boiled, buttered new potatoes; crusty bread; and a vegetable. Or use as appetizers with baguette slices on the side.