To Dress Shrimps

Ingredients

• Shrimp
• 1 stick of butter
  
• Black Pepper
  
• Red Pepper
  

Directions

1. Place the shrimp into a hot skillet.
   
2. Add a tablespoon of butter for every half pint of shrimp.
3. Add a "pinch" (or amount desired) of salt, black pepper and red pepper.
4. Cook until the gravy becomes of a pinkish hue.
5. Stew the shrimp over a low, slow fire for another 10mins.

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Ty Hughes
Louisiana Anthology
January 15, 2021

 Definitions:

1. Stew: To stew something is to cook it slowly in liquid in a closed dish whether it be meat, vegetables, or even fruit. In New Orleans, some might use the word "smother" as well.