Mantis shrimp in parsley sauce

Finely chop the parsley and garlic, put in a bowl, and add a pinch each of salt and pepper,

½ cup of the olive oil (1), plus the juice from half of lemon (2).You should have a medium-thick sauce sat aside.

Wash the shrimps in a large frying pan, brown the chopped onion in remaining  olive oil. add the shrimp and cook over a high flame, stirring with a wooden spoon. add wine (3), one cup water, thyme, bay leaf, peppercorns (4), a pinch of salt, and bring to boil. cover and simmer slowly 10 minutes. transfer the shrimps 

to a deep platter with a skimmer (5), sprinkle with the parsley sauce (6), and serve.