Shrimp In Pumpkin Seed Sauce

Recipe Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs	681g / 24oz	Medium shrimp - unshelled
		Water
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
4		Peppercorns
1		Bay leaf
1 cup	110g / 3.9oz	Pumpkin seeds - (pepitas)
1 1/2 cups	355ml	Clam juice
1 tablespoon	15ml	Cilantro
1		Chile serrano - chopped
1		Chile jalapeno - chopped
1/2		Onion
1 tablespoon	15ml	Butter
1 cup	237ml	Sour cream

Recipe Instructions

In saucepan, place shrimp in enough water to cover them. Add salt, peppercorns and bay leaf. Simmer about 3 minutes until shrimp turn pink. Remove shrimp, let cool, then shell and devein. (Shrimp will be more tender and flavorful if cooked in their shells).

In a skillet, toast seeds until they start to pop. Add clam juice, cilantro, chiles, onion and seeds to blender.

Puree until smooth. Melt butter in skillet and add sauce. Cook over low heat 10 minutes Stir in shrimp. Remove from heat and add sour cream. Return to heat until just heated through. Thin with dry white wine if necessary.

Source:
Dora Guerra

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