Shrimp Madagascar

• 1 (5 1/3 ounce) package fresh goat cheese, such as chavrie
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 24 shrimp, raw peeled and deveined
• 2 tablespoons green madagascar peppercorns, crushed
• 2 ounces licorice, flavored liqueur such as pernod*
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon chopped green scallion

1. Heat a large heavy saute pan over medium high heat Pour in oil
2. Season shrimp with salt and pepper
3. Saute the shrimp in the oil for 1 minute on each side
4. Remove shrimp from the saute pan and set aside
5. Pour out oil from the pan
6. Add peppercorns back to the saute pan and heat for 30 seconds
7. Deglaze with Pernod*.
8. Add goat cheese and chicken stock and bring to a boil
9. Reduce until sauce is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon.
10. Whisk in mustard and return to a simmer.
11. Place shrimp back into simmering sauce to heat
12. Place 6 shrimp on each plate and ladle sauce over each shrimp
13. Garnish with chopped scallions
14. Great served with rice and carrot julienne
15. * licorice flavored liquor.

fresh goat cheese, vegetable oil, shrimp, green madagascar, licorice, chicken stock, mustard, green scallion

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/shrimp-madagascar-443282 (may not work)