Spicy Peanut Butter Shrimp

Main Course

Recipe courtesy of Shrimp Country: Recipes and Tales from the Southern Coasts

Serves 4

Ingredients: 
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 jalapeño pepper, minced
  • 3 teaspoons grated fresh ginger
  • 1 clove garlic, minced, plus 1 tablespoon minced
  • 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 2 tablespoons fresh grapefruit juice
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon minced shallot
  • 1 tablespoon minced fresh chives
  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 28 large shrimp, shelled and deveined
  • 1/4 cup white wine 
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • hot cooked rice, for serving
  • sliced green onions, for garnish

Spicy Peanut Butter Shrimp

Spicy Peanut Butter Shrimp

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Method: 

Bring soy sauce, brown sugar, and 1/2 cup water to a boil in a small saucepan; set aside.

Put the jalapeño pepper, ginger, and 1 clove garlic in a blender and add the soy sauce mixture; purée and transfer to a bowl.

Stir in the peanut butter and add the grapefruit and lime juices. Sauté the shallot, the remaining 1 tablespoon garlic, and the chives in the oil in a saute pan over medium heat; add the shrimp, then the wine. When the shrimp turn pink, after about 3 minutes, add the butter.

When the butter is incorporated, add the peanut butter sauce and toss together. Serve over rice, sprinkled with green onions.

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