Curried Shrimp

Rating: 3.31 stars
26 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 7
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 11
  • 2 star values: 4
  • 1 star values: 2

Serve this brothy dish in shallow bowls over steamed jasmine or basmati rice.

Everyday Food, May/June 2003

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Recipe Summary

prep:
30 mins
total:
30 mins
Servings:
4
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Ingredients

Directions

  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add onion, jalapeno, and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion begins to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Add tomato paste, curry powder, and ginger. Cook, stirring to break up paste, until mixture is smooth and fragrant, about 1 minute.

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  • Add tomatoes to skillet. Cook, stirring, until they begin to release their juices, about 1 minute. Add 1 1/2 cups water; simmer until tomatoes have slightly broken down, 3 to 5 minutes. Add shrimp; cook until opaque, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat.

  • Add sour cream and lime juice to skillet; stir to combine. Serve hot.

Cook's Notes

Jalapenos get their heat from the seeds and ribs. If you don't like your food too hot, scoop out the thick white pith before chopping the flesh. For a hotter dish, chop the entire chile.

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Reviews (15)

26 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 7
  • 4 star values: 2
  • 3 star values: 11
  • 2 star values: 4
  • 1 star values: 2
Anonymous
Rating: 3 stars
10/18/2014
Made exactly as directed with a couple of changes – used 2 teaspoons of fresh grated ginger for ½ ground ginger. And used ½ cup vegetable stock for 1 ½ cups water. Took other reviewers advice and reduced the amount of liquid. Would also simmer longer to allow the sauce to thicken before adding shrimp. Served over basmati rice. Great recipe!
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
07/12/2011
Everything was looking great until I added the water. It was to much water and diluted the flavor. I will make it with 1/2 cup of water in the future to see if it comes out better. Otherwise it was easy to make and looked lovely before the water was added.
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
01/18/2011
I substituted thick coconut milk for the dairy. Also used Thai red curry sauce and some creamy (non dairy) butternut squash soup I had around. Lots(!) of chopped garlic, and no tomato paste. Instead of romas I used a large handful of grape tomatoes at the very end. Served with chopped cilantro and green onions. Delish!
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Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
12/13/2010
My family really enjoyed this recipe. My only suggestion would be to cut back on the water a little bit; it was a little too thin for our liking.
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
12/10/2010
This was an instant favorite! I did cheat and buy frozen shrimp that was deveined and peeled... it made it a lot easier! We ate this with rice noodles it was so good! My three year old ate it, but thought it was a bit spicy. Keep that in mind with the jalapenos. I will probably only do 1/2 a jalapeno next time.
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
01/04/2009
this was delicious! it was a pain to deal with the shrimp, but worth it in the end!
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Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
10/19/2008
this is sooooo good!! i made it and all my family love it !, i used fresh grated ginger and i garnish with some chives , you definitely have to try this!!
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
07/14/2008
This is an incredibly easy and delicious meal. I used brown rice and it worked great.
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
04/26/2008
Hi, I would make this dish a day ahead, because it gives the flavors time to really sink in and enhance the dish. Also, to the recipe, I would add another 2 teaspoons of the curry powder (this actually comes out to a total 1Tblsp. plus 1 tsp), and an extra Tablespoon of tomato paste. I would put in half of the shrimp the first day, and the other half when you heat it all up to serve. Correct the seasoning at the end. Miss Vicki
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
04/08/2008
This was very good and easy to make. I used canned tomatoes and it was fine.
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
04/06/2008
Incredibly rich and delicious. I used large shrimp, and served it with basmati rice. WOW!
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
04/03/2008
Yum! I don't make many curry dishes.. but I can report that this one is quite tasty. Frozen shrimp are such a bother.. I'm sure you could be pretty happy with any other meat in this dish.
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
04/03/2008
Yum! I don't make many curry dishes.. but I can report that this one is quite tasty. Frozen shrimp are such a bother.. I'm sure you could be pretty happy with any other meat in this dish.
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
04/03/2008
Yum! I don't make many curry dishes.. but I can report that this one is quite tasty. Frozen shrimp are such a bother.. I'm sure you could be pretty happy with any other meat in this dish.
Anonymous
Rating: Unrated
04/03/2008
Sorry guys.. it's way to easy to post multiple times. I didn't think it was "taking" so I kept hitting "submit". :)
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