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Spicy Shrimp Recipe

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This spicy shrimp makes a simple, impressive dish. It is a subtly sweet, fairly fiery shrimp ragu that would make a fantastic first course for any dinner, and it’s rich enough to be enjoyed as a entree. You can pour this over rice or noodles with complete confidence – just remember to add the extra calories for the rice or noodles! The video shows you how to make spicy shrimp in four minutes.

 

Spicy Shrimp Recipe

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1/2 pound raw shrimp, peeled & deveined, shells reserved
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup ketchup
  • 1/2 lemon, juiced
  • 1/2 tsp chipotle pepper

 

 

  • 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 clove garlic, minced very fine
  • salt to taste
  • cayenne to taste, optional
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp minced chives
  • 1 tbsp cold unsalted butter

Method

Method

  1. Place shrimp shells into a saucepan with bay leaf and 1 pinch of smoked paprika over medium-low heat; cook and stir shells until they turn pink, about 5 minutes.
  2. Pour in water, bring to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and simmer shrimp stock for 20 to 25 minutes.
  3. Mix lemon juice, ketchup, brown sugar, ground chipotle pepper, 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika, garlic, 1 pinch of salt, and cayenne pepper in a bowl.
  4. Strain shrimp stock into a bowl; discard shells and bay leaf.
  5. Whisk shrimp stock into ketchup mixture and set aside.
  6. Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat until small wisps of smoke rise from the skillet.
  7. Cook shrimp in the hot oil until bottom sides of shrimp are seared and browned, about 3 minutes. Stir in shrimp stock mixture and cook until shrimp are opaque, about 3 minutes. Transfer shrimp to a bowl using a slotted spoon, leaving sauce in skillet.
  8. Bring sauce to a boil and cook until sauce has reduced and thickened, 3 to 4 minutes.
  9. Stir in cold butter, turn off heat, and let residual heat of pan melt butter.
  10. Stir until butter has incorporated into sauce and sauce is slightly thickened.
  11. Stir shrimp into sauce and toss with chives.
  12. Serve shrimp with sauce.

Makes 4 appetizer servings or 2 main dish servings – Nutrition Per Serving
Calories: 146, Carbohydrate: 8g, Fat: 8g, Fibre: Less than 1g, Protein: 9g