Curry Shrimp

Curry Shrimp

Remember when I said that you won't be able to find a curry recipe here?

Here's the thing...

I LOVE CURRY SHRIMP!

Well, I love shrimp in general but when it comes to curry shrimp, 

I'm a happy little camper!

So learning how to cook curry was kind of a MUST in this case...

Let's start by talking about this ^...

In Trinidad, we call it Bandania or Chado Beni.

In America, it's kind of hard to find.
It's called Recao at my local Caribbean grocery store and it's kinda of a MUST.

It tastes pretty similar to Cilantro but it's definitely not the same.

Anyway...

Make a green seasoning out of it.

3 Leaves of Bandania

5 Cloves of Garlic

Blend it up with a little water...

It should look like this ^

RECIPE

4 lbs of Shrimp

2 Tomatoes, chopped

1 Medium Onion, Chopped

1 Tbsp of Vegetable Oil

2 Tbsp of Curry Powder

1/2 Habanero Pepper (optional)

Green Seasoning (recipe above)

Mix your cleaned shrimp, onions, tomatoes, green seasoning and pepper together.

You can do this the night before and leave it in the fridge if you'd like.

In a large pot, heat you oil on high.

Mix a little bit of water into your curry powder in a bowl and add it to your HOT oil.

Fry it up for a bout 30 seconds or until you see the color change and it starts to cook.

Add your shrimp mixture into the pot and stir it to combine.

Your shrimp will start to produce liquid. 

Just let it cook until the liquid cooks off and it starts to fry.

Depending on your stove, your cook time will vary. 

Gas stoves tend to cook fast because of higher, direct heat.

Once your shrimp is at this state ^,

just let it cook on med-high heat.

And you will get this^.

I added a little water towards the end to make sure I had enough sauce.

All of the solid seasoning that you added at the beginning 

should not be solid anymore.

You will only have shrimp and sauce at this point.

That's how you will know it finished.
Add salt to taste.
Adding salt before this will cause the shrimp to produce more liquid
and you would end up overcooking.

You're Done!

Serve over rice with a nice green salad.

ENJOY!!!