Four-flavor Shrimp

There were some awesome shrimp at Super 88 yesterday, so I bought a pound, thinking that I can make it with into a noodle soup or saute with vegetables. But no! I had a better idea! My mom makes these amazing garlic shrimp ... mmm ... this is a variation. No pictures, sorry, but it looked great! :)

This will be enough for about 2-3 people.

Ingredients:

1/2 cup of chopped garlic, fresh or jarred

3-4 Thai red chillies ... or any chilli

salt

pepper

basil optional

vegetable oil

1 pound of shrimp with heads on

Wok or large saute pan

Procedure:

* using a pair of scissors, trim the whiskers off the shrimp

* heat about 2 Tbp of oil in wok or pan

* add garlic and chillies and stir until they get their aroma out (1 minute?)

* add shrimp and cook until done (red and slightly curled)

* add salt and pepper to taste

* add basil if desired :)