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Picante de Camarones

Picante de Camarones

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A delicious Peruvian seafood dish.

  • Total Time: 50 minutes
  • Yield: 6

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 large yellow onion diced
  • 1 garlic clove, peeled and minced
  • 1/3 cup of walnuts
  • 1 teaspoon of ground sweet paprika
  • 1/4 cup Ají Amarillo paste (yellow pepper sauce)
  • 1 canned (14.5 oz) diced tomato with their juice
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup of white wine
  • 1 cup broth or water
  • 36 large shrimp, raw and with the tail on
  • 3 sliced cheese, Havarti
  • 1 cup cream
  • salt and pepper
  • hard boiled eggs to decorate

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, melt the butter, add the onion, and brown for 5 minutes. Add the garlic and walnuts and brown for 2 minutes, stirring.
  2. Add the paprika and tomatoes, and stir for 3 minutes.
  3. Add the flour and cook for 3 minutes, stirring.
  4. Add the white wine and broth, taste, and add salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Blend and adjust the consistency to your taste.
  6. Return to the skillet heated, add the shrimp, cook for 3 minutes, add the cheese and cream, stir well, and serve with white rice and hard-boiled eggs.

Notes

Recipe adapted from the Peruvian cookbook by Emilio Peschiera.

  • Author: Pilar Hernandez
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Category: Seaffod
  • Method: Stove
  • Cuisine: Peruvian