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Chilled Aromatic Shrimp

Shrimp marinated in a cilantro-ginger-lime mixture, sautéed, then chilled and served with a lush green cream sauce.

MexicanSeafoodIntermediate20 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
4
  • 1 cup fresh cilantro, loosely packed
  • 1 tbsp fresh ginger, chopped
  • 2 clove garlic
  • 2 whole scallions, sliced
  • 1 whole jalapeño pepper, halved and seeded
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 3 tbsp mild vegetable oil
  • 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
  • 1 0.5 lb medium or large shrimp, peeled with tails on
  • 1 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. 1

    In a food processor, combine cilantro, ginger, garlic, scallions, and jalapeño; process until finely chopped. Add sugar, salt, oil, and lime juice; mix well.

  2. 2

    Toss shrimp in marinade until well-coated. Cover and let stand 1 hour at cool room temperature or longer in refrigerator.

  3. 3

    Sauté shrimp (without additional oil) until barely cooked. Arrange on serving plate and chill.

  4. 4

    Add reserved marinade to pan liquid; boil, stirring, until liquid evaporates to a thick green purée. Add cream and boil again until thick. Refrigerate sauce with shrimp until chilled. Serve together.

Tags

seafoodshrimplimeappetizergingercilantrochilled