Shrimp with Coconut Sauce [Video+Recipe] Camarones con Coco

Shrimp with Coconut Sauce [Video+Recipe] Camarones con Coco

Learn how to make Shrimp with coconut sauce that is creamy, flavorful, and tropical. These Camarones con coco take inspiration from one of our favorite national dishes.

Course Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine Caribbean

Keyword coconut milk shrimp, coconut shrimp recipe, creamy coconut shrimp, shrimp in coconut sauce

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 35

Total Time 50

Servings porciones

Calories 384kcal

Author Clara Gonzalez

Ingredients

2 ½ tablespoons ginger paste [33 g] (see notes)
½ teaspoon coarse sea salt
1 red bell pepper chopped
¼ teaspoon pepper (freshly-cracked, or ground)
4 sprig cilantro
3 cloves garlic (3 large or 6 small), peeled
1 tablespoons coconut oil
½ cup freshly-grated coconut
1 ½ teaspoon bija (annato, achiote) powder
2 ½ cups coconut milk
1 tablespoons cornstarch
1 tablespoon lime juice (limón in the DR)
2 pound large uncooked shrimp [880 g] (devein and peel)
1 teaspoon salt (may not be used)

Instructions

1. Make seasoning

Put the ginger paste, coarse sea salt, red pepper, black pepper, cilantro, and garlic in a mortar and pestle, crush until you obtain a coarse paste (see picture).

2. Toast coconut

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium fire.
Add the ground coconut, and stir constantly until it gets to a light golden color. Be careful that it doesn't burn.

3. Cook seasoning

Add the seasoning, and cook and stir until the seasonings start to release their fragrance (1 to 2 minutes).
Add the bija (anato) powder and mix it well.

4. Simmer

Add the coconut milk, stir and cook over low heat for about 5 minutes (stir once or twice to prevent it from sticking to the bottom and burning)

5. Make thickener

Dissolve the cornstarch and lime juice in ½ a cup of water.
Add to the boiling sauce and stir until it is mixed completely.

6. Cook shrimp

Stir in the shrimp. Cover with a lid and simmer over medium-low heat for about 3 minutes, turn the shrimp, and simmer another 3 minutes, or until they turn a bright pink color.
Season with salt to taste. Remove from the heat.

7. Serving

Serve immediately. See serving suggestions above the recipe.

Video

Notes

If you like spicy food, you may want to add a teaspoon of red pepper flakes to your seasoning paste.

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