Shrimp Verde Recipes

Steps:

• Fill a large stockpot with 6 cups of water and bring to a boil. Add the hominy, bay leaves and 1 teaspoon salt and lower the heat to a simmer. Cook until the hominy is tender and slightly puffed, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Meanwhile, add the sesame seeds, pumpkin seeds, tortillas and 2 cups water to a blender and puree until smooth.
• When the hominy are puffed, add the pumpkin seed mixture to the stockpot and stir to combine. Simmer on low as you prepare the salsa verde.
• To make the salsa verde, add the tomatillos, cilantro, garlic, serrano, yellow onion and 1 cup water to the same blender and puree until smooth. You may need to do this in batches depending on the size of your blender.
• Add the oil to a large skillet over medium heat. When the oil is hot and shimmering, carefully add the salsa verde and cinnamon stick. Partially cover the skillet with a lid until the salsa stops splattering and starts to simmer slowly. Uncover the skillet and continue to cook until the salsa is dark green and starts to thicken, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer the salsa verde and cinnamon to the stockpot with the hominy mixture and continue to simmer to allow the flavors to meld, 15 to 20 minutes. You may notice that the mixture separates just a bit, but it will come together as it simmers. Taste and season with salt, about 1 tablespoon. Using a slotted spoon, remove the cinnamon stick and bay leaves. The broth should have a slightly thickened consistency, like heavy cream. If it's too thin, cook for 5 to 10 minutes more. If it's too thick, add 1/2 cup water.
• Slice the shrimp in half crosswise and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Remove the stockpot from the heat and immediately add the shrimp to the stockpot. The shrimp will cook with the carryover heat, turning pink and being fully cooked in 3 to 5 minutes.
• Using a slotted spoon, scoop some of the hominy and shrimp mixture into deep bowls, about 1 cup per serving. Ladle some of the verde broth into each bowl and garnish with radishes, red onion, avocado, cabbage and a pinch of dried oregano. Serve with tostadas and lime wedges.

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, fry tortillas two at a time, until soft and lightly brown on the edges, about 30 seconds to 1 minute per side, and set aside.
• Add another tablespoon of oil to the pan, along with jalapeño and tomatillos. Increase the heat to high and cook, covered, until tomatillos and jalapeño are blistered and starting to wilt, about 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add about 3/4 of the onions, reserving a few slices for garnish, reduce the heat to medium and continue cooking until the onions are soft and the tomatillos start to slump. Remove from heat to cool slightly.
• Transfer tomatillos, onions and jalapeño to a blender along with most of the cilantro leaves and stems, and salt. Purée until completely smooth.
• Add another tablespoon of oil to the skillet and heat over medium heat. Carefully add a third of the sauce (it will sizzle) and lower heat to medium-low. Layer four tortillas, overlapping slightly, along the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle all the shrimp and half the cotija over tortillas. Drizzle in another third of the sauce, followed by the remaining tortillas, sauce and cotija. Cook, covered, over medium-low until shrimp is cooked through and the sauce is thickened and bubbly, and browning a bit around the edges, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat, sprinkle with sliced onions and cilantro and serve with crema or crème fraîche on the side.

Steps:

• Mince together the garlic, capers, and 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and place in a small bowl. Stir in the mint, parsley, olive oil, lemon juice, and red-wine vinegar.
• Preheat the broiler or prepare a grill. Butterfly the shrimp by slicing down the center of each, lengthwise, almost but not completely through. Open both sides to lay flat. Season with the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the pepper. Broil or grill for 2 minutes per side. Place 4 shrimp on each plate and spoon some of the sauce over them. Serve with lemon.

Steps:

• Marinate the shrimp in the lime juice for one hour. Drain and reserve the juice. In a large bowl combine the shrimp, tomatillos, green onions, jalapenos, garlic, cilantro, avocados, salt and pepper and toss to coat.
• Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Cut the shrimp in halves or thirds.
• Set a medium saute pan over medium to high heat and put in the lime juice. Heat for 1 minute. Add in the minced garlic and a dash of salt and pepper. Add in the shrimp and stir with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon. Cook until the shrimp are no longer translucent and have turned a very faint pink/white color, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove from the heat.
• Put the shrimp in a small bowl with a couple of ice cubes. When the ice has melted, drain the shrimp and place back in the bowl. Put in the refrigerator to chill for 2 to 3 hours. (Alternatively, if you are in a hurry, put the shrimp in a small bowl, cover completely with ice cubes and add 1/2 cup water. Let the shrimp sit in the ice bath while you prep the rest of the recipe.)
• Chop the avocado and cucumber the same size as the shrimp for consistency and presentation.
• In a medium bowl, add the avocados, cucumbers, red onions, cilantro and serranos. Add the chilled shrimp and gently fold (stir) together the ingredients. Squeeze over the juice of 1/2 lime and add a dash of salt and 2 dashes pepper.
• Serve in chilled cocktail glasses, like martini glasses, or in wide-rim 8- to 9-ounce glasses or small glass/ceramic bowls. Place each glass on a nice plate, then arrange some tortilla chips around the glass. Garnish with a fresh lime wedge. Some people like to dash hot sauce over their shrimp as well. We like Tapatio or Tabasco.
• Fill a medium stockpot halfway with vegetable oil and heat over high heat until a drop of water added to the oil crackles and hisses back at you. Carefully add the tortilla chips in batches with tongs and fry until a golden color, 2 to 3 minutes. Use the tongs to transfer the chips to a large bowl. Sprinkle a few dashes of seasoning salt over the chips and toss (with tongs) while still hot.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F; coat a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Combine corn, shrimp, chilies, 1/2 cup enchilada sauce (or salsa) in a safe microwave-safe medium bowl. Cover and microwave on HIGH until heated through, 2 1/2 minutes.
• Spread 1/4 cup enchilada sauce or salsa in the prepared baking dish. Top with an overlapping layer of 6 tortillas. Spread refried beans evenly over the tortillas. Top the beans with the shrimp mixture, followed by the remaining 6 tortillas. Pour remaining sauce or salsa over the tortillas. Cover with foil.
• Bake the enchiladas until they begin to bubble on the sides, about 20 minutes. Remove the foil; sprinkle cheese on top and continue baking until heated through and the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes more. Top with cilantro and serve with lime wedges.

Steps:

• Shell and devein shrimp. Melt clarified butter in a large skillet over low heat and saute garlic until golden brown. Remove garlic and mash to a pulp with parsley and salt. Add flour, ginger and white pepper and mix to a smooth paste. Reserve.
• Reheat the clarified butter in the skillet until very hot and saute the shrimp for about 1 minute or until they turn opaque. Remove and reserve.
• Return garlic-parsley mixture to skillet, mix with butter remaining in skillet, add cream and water and bring to the boil, stirring constantly to thicken. Add white wine and bring to boil. Return shrimp to mixture to reheat briefly. Do not boil. Check seasonings and serve immediately over rice or small pasta.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet. Saute garlic and onions briefly, but do not brown the garlic.
• Toss in shrimp and saute until pink and opaque in the center. Stir in parsley and heat through.
• Remove from heat and pour into a serving dish. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.

Steps:

• Melt butter in olive oil in a large skillet. Saute garlic and scallions briefly, but do not brown the garlic.
• Toss in shrimp, salt, and red bell pepper and saute until shrimp are pink and barely opaque. Stir in white wine and parsley and simmer 2-3 minutes until wine reduces by half.
• Remove from heat and pour into a serving dish. Sprinkle with grated Romano cheese.