Camarones En Crema Con Cilantro (Shrimp In Creamy Coriander Recipe - Cooking Index
3 tablespoons | 45ml | Salted butter |
2 | Garlic - finely | |
2 | Ripe tomatoes - peeled, seeded, and (large) finely c | |
1 1/2 teaspoons | 7.5ml | Finely chopped fresh - coriander leaves |
1/4 cup | 59ml | Dry sherry |
2 1/2 lbs | 1135g / 40oz | Large raw shrimp* |
For The Sauce | ||
4 tablespoons | 60ml | Salted butter - ( 1/2 stick ) |
3 tablespoons | 45ml | All-purpose flour |
1 cup | 237ml | Fish stock -or- clam juice (50:50 with water) |
1 cup | 237ml | Milk |
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste | ||
Few dashes of Tabasco sauce, optional | ||
1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Worcestershire sauce |
* shelled, deveined, with tails left on
1. In a large skillet, heat the butter, when it begin to foam, add the garlic, tomatoes, coriander, sherry, and shrimp, and cook, stirring, 4 to 5 minutes.
2. To prepare the sauce, in a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter. When it begins to foam, add the flour and cook, stirring, until well blended but not brown, 2 minutes. Raise the heat to medium, whisk in the stock and milk, and cook, whisking, until the mixture comes to a boil. Add the salt, pepper, Tabasco, and Worcestershire.
3. Add the sauce to the shrimp, stir to blend, and cook over low heat 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to a heated serving platter and serve hot with Arroz Blanco (white rice).
Source:
Cooking Light, June 1995, page 58
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