Appetizer Recipes
Chilled Aromatic Shrimp
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 scallions, sliced
- 1 jalapeño pepper, halved and seeded
- 1 teaspoon granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 2 pounds medium or large shrimp, peeled with tails left on
Instructions
- In a food processor, combine cilantro, ginger, garlic, scallions and jalapeño, and process until finely chopped.
- Add sugar, salt, oil and lime juice and mix well.
- Toss shrimp in mixture until coated.
- Cover bowl, and let stand for one hour at cool room temperature.
- Spoon the shrimp out of marinade and sauté lightly until barely cooked.
- Arrange shrimp on serving plate and chill.
- Add reserved marinade to the liquid from the cooked shrimp and oil, stirring, until the liquid evaporates, leaving a thick green purée.
- Add cream and boil again, stirring constantly, until thick enough to pour. Do not reduce too much as this sauce thickens considerably as it cools.
- Pour sauce into a serving bowl and refrigerate with the shrimp until both are chilled and ready to serve.