Shrimp Butter Toasts

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ¹/₈ teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 pound medium shrimp in shell (31 to 35 per lb), peeled and deveined
• ¾ cup unsalted butter
• ¼ cup onion
• + 3 more ingredients
• • whole cooked shrimp
  • 2 ½ teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 10 slices firm white sandwich bread

Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until foam subsides, then sauté shrimp with salt and black pepper, stirring, until just cooked through, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Transfer shrimp with a slotted spoon to a food processor, reserving skillet (do not clean). Co...

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