I grew up in the middle of Wisconsin. Not the best place for seafood, as you can imagine! So I thought I didn’t like shrimp, crab, or lobster. But then I had the opportunity to visit Monterey, California, with Craig on one of his work trips. He encouraged me to try “good shrimp.” I don’t know if it was the beautiful view, the ambiance, or his company, but it was the best-tasting dish I ever had. I will never forget my first tasty bite of garlicky shrimp on the coast of California!
Leaving the shells on protects the shrimp from drying out. To make this dish even easier to prepare, you can purchase extra jumbo shrimp already butterflied and deveined at your local seafood market.