Shrimp and Grits With Coconut Curry Sauce
Delicious shrimp and grits with a flavorful coconut curry sauce. A flavorful and attractive dish.
INGREDIENTS:
* 1 cups quick grits
* 2 3/4 cups water
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons butter
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* Coconut Curry Sauce:
* 1 small can (8.5 ounces) cream of coconut (sweetened, such as Coco Lopez), about 2/3 cup
* 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, about 1 medium lime
* 2 teaspoons curry powder
* dash cayenne pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
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* Shrimp and Remaining Ingredients:
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 1 1/2 pounds extra large shrimp, tail on
* 1 package (10 ounces) frozen spinach
* 2 tablespoons heavy cream or whipping cream
* paprika, optional
PREPARATION:
Cook grits with water and salt, following package directions. Add a little more water if necessary. Stir butter into the hot grits. Keep warm while preparing sauce and shrimp.
Put all sauce ingredients in a blender; blend until smooth and well mixed.
Put about 1 tablespoon of the sauce into another bowl with 1 tablespoon olive oil; take shrimp by tails and dip to coat with a little sauce. Place shrimp on broiler pan; broil about 6 inches from heat until cooked through, turning after a few minutes.
Meanwhile, cook spinach on stovetop or in microwave following package directions; drain.
Stir 2 tablespoons cream into remaining coconut sauce; heat through.
On each serving plate, arrange about 1/4 of the spinach. Top with a large scoop of the warm grits, then arrange shrimp on and around the grits. Spoon a small amount of coconut sauce over each portion. Sprinkle lightly with paprika, if desired.
Serves 4.
Delicious shrimp and grits with a flavorful coconut curry sauce. A flavorful and attractive dish.
INGREDIENTS:
* 1 cups quick grits
* 2 3/4 cups water
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 2 tablespoons butter
* .
* Coconut Curry Sauce:
* 1 small can (8.5 ounces) cream of coconut (sweetened, such as Coco Lopez), about 2/3 cup
* 1/4 cup fresh lime juice, about 1 medium lime
* 2 teaspoons curry powder
* dash cayenne pepper
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* .
* Shrimp and Remaining Ingredients:
* 1 tablespoon olive oil
* 1 1/2 pounds extra large shrimp, tail on
* 1 package (10 ounces) frozen spinach
* 2 tablespoons heavy cream or whipping cream
* paprika, optional
PREPARATION:
Cook grits with water and salt, following package directions. Add a little more water if necessary. Stir butter into the hot grits. Keep warm while preparing sauce and shrimp.
Put all sauce ingredients in a blender; blend until smooth and well mixed.
Put about 1 tablespoon of the sauce into another bowl with 1 tablespoon olive oil; take shrimp by tails and dip to coat with a little sauce. Place shrimp on broiler pan; broil about 6 inches from heat until cooked through, turning after a few minutes.
Meanwhile, cook spinach on stovetop or in microwave following package directions; drain.
Stir 2 tablespoons cream into remaining coconut sauce; heat through.
On each serving plate, arrange about 1/4 of the spinach. Top with a large scoop of the warm grits, then arrange shrimp on and around the grits. Spoon a small amount of coconut sauce over each portion. Sprinkle lightly with paprika, if desired.
Serves 4.