To thaw frozen shrimp, place shrimp in a large bowl, cover with cold, lightly salted water. Add a couple ice cubes. Let sit for 15 minutes until defrosted.
This is a basic recipe. Please feel free to dress it up. Add chopped celery or bell pepper to the onions and/or fresh ginger or diced tomatoes. Experiment with the curry spices you are using.
Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup finely chopped onion
- 1/2 teaspoon mild yellow curry powder
- Pinch of ground cardamom or the seeds from 1 cardamom pod, crushed
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1 cup canned coconut milk (use regular coconut milk NOT light)
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 pound raw, peeled, deveined shrimp (with or without tail)
- Cilantro for garnish
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If you haven’t already defrosted your shrimp, if using frozen, do that while you prepare the sauce. The shrimp will be thawed and ready to cook by the time the sauce is done.
1 Sauté onion, curry, cardamom: Heat olive oil in a medium sized sauté pan on medium heat. Add the chopped onion. Cook until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the curry powder, cardamom, and salt. Cook for two more minutes.
2 Add coconut milk and water, simmer: Add the coconut milk and water, simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
3 Add shrimp: Add the shrimp to the curry sauce and spread out evenly in the pan. Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the shrimp has turned from grey to pink and is just cooked through. Do not overcook or the shrimp will be rubbery.
Serve with cilantro for garnish. Serve with basmati rice or better yet, coconut basmati rice.
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