Island Shrimp - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 1/4 lbs shrimp
    1 lime, juice of
    salt & fresh ground pepper (to taste)
    1 tablespoon canola oil
    1 cup water
    1/2 cup white wine
    1 1/2 lbs cassava (or golden turnip, peeled, chunked)
    1 (15 ounce) can coconut milk
    2 tablespoons canola oil
    2 garlic cloves (minced)
    1 cup onion (grated)
    1 red bell pepper (minced)
    1 (28 ounce) can chopped tomatoes (drained)
    1/2 cup parsley (minced)
Preparation
    Clean shrimp, reserving shells.
    Toss shrimp with the lime, salt and pepper. Set aside.
    Heat oil in a saucepan.
    Add the shells. Saute 3 minutes.
    Add water and wine. Bring to a boil.
    Reduce to 1 cup. Strain.
    Boil cassava 20 minutes. Drain.
    Puree with coconut milk. Season.
    Heat oil in a skillet.
    Add garlic, onion and pepper. Saute 5 minutes.
    Add shrimp. Saute 1 minute.
    Add broth. Saute 1 minute.
    Stir in cassava puree. Heat through.

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