Shrimp Scampi

This recipe is from a seafood restaurant in Orlando, Florida called Straub's. The restaurant was a family favorite and this dish is just one of their many terrific entrees.

1 cup melted butter
1/2 tsp. white pepper
Salt to taste
2 tsp. garlic powder
3 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. good quality sherry (not cooking sherry)
2 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. red wine vinegar
40 (26 to 30 count) large shrimp, cleaned and deveined
4 tsp. flour
2 tsp. chopped chives

1. Heat oven to 450 degrees. Mix together butter, white pepper, salt and garlic powder. Set aside.

2. In another bowl, mix sherry and vinegar; set aside. Place 10 shrimp in each of four individual serving-size casserole dishes. Sprinkle each with 1 tsp. flour and 1/2 tsp. chives. Spoon 4 Tbsp. of the butter mixture on top of each casserole preparation.

3. Place casserole in heated oven for 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from oven, stir in 1 Tbsp. sherry mixture on top of each casserole preparation. The preparation will thicken slightly.

4. Return to oven and bake for another 4 to 5 minutes. Remove from oven and serve immediately.