Chilled Aromatic Shrimp with Cilantro-Ginger-Lime Cream
Ingredients
- 1 cup fresh cilantro, loosely packed
- 1 tbsp fresh ginger, chopped
- 2 clove garlic
- 2 stalks scallions (green onions), sliced
- 1 large jalapeño pepper, halved and seeded
- 1 tsp sugar
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp mild vegetable oil
- 3 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 lb medium or large shrimp, peeled with tails on
- 1 cup heavy cream
Instructions
- 1
In a food processor, combine cilantro, ginger, garlic, scallions, and jalapeño. Process until finely chopped. Add sugar, salt, oil, and lime juice and mix well.
- 2
Toss shrimp in the cilantro mixture until well coated. Cover and let stand 1 hour at cool room temperature, or longer in the refrigerator.
- 3
Spoon shrimp out of marinade, reserving marinade. Sauté shrimp in a skillet without additional oil until barely cooked. Arrange on a serving plate and chill.
- 4
Add reserved marinade to the cooking liquid from the shrimp. Boil, stirring, until liquid evaporates leaving a thick green purée. Add cream and boil again, stirring constantly, until thick enough to pour. Do not over-reduce; sauce thickens as it cools.
- 5
Pour sauce into a serving bowl and refrigerate with the shrimp until both are well chilled. Serve chilled.