“On a trip to Auckland to visit my cousins, we decided to rent out a bach (a beach house) and spend Christmas at the beach,” remembers food writer and photographer Nik Sharma.
“We grilled all week and ate a lot of ice cream, as one does in New Zealand. Because shrimp cooks quickly, it became the appetiser of choice to eat while our food cooked on the grill. This dish brings back fond memories of that special holiday.”
Masala shrimp
Equipment
- Large bowl
- Small bowl
- Medium stainless-steel or cast-iron skillet
Ingredients
- 445 g raw medium shrimp peeled and deveined, tails left on
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves peeled and grated
- 2.5 cm piece fresh ginger peeled and grated
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp ground cayenne
- 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- Fine sea salt
- 2 tbsp minced chives for garnish
- 1 lime quartered, for garnish
Method
- Rinse the shrimp under cold running water, pat dry with clean paper towels, and place in a large bowl.
- Combine one tablespoon of the oil and the garlic, ginger, tomato paste, lime juice, garam masala, cayenne, and cinnamon in a small bowl. Add the shrimp, season with salt, and fold to coat evenly. Let sit for five minutes.
- Heat the remaining one tablespoon of oil in a medium stainless-steel or cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp with the liquids in the bowl to the hot oil and sauté until they turn pink, three to four minutes. The tomato paste and shrimp might make it tricky to determine the pink colour, so cut a piece of the shrimp in half; the flesh inside should be completely tender and white in addition to the outer surface and tail turning pink.
- Transfer the shrimp to a serving plate. Garnish with the chives. Serve immediately with the lime quarters on the side.
Notes
Nutrition
The Flavor Equation: The Science Of Great Cooking Explained + More Than 100 Essential Recipes by Nik Sharma, is published by Chronicle Books. Photography by Nik Sharma.
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Sharma, Nik (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
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