Recipe: Cajun Shrimps in Coconut Milk

Finger lickin #spicy with lots of #Cajunkick. Best eaten with your hands.



Ingredients:

1 tbsp. butter with a drizzle of olive oil
1 small shallot, brunoise
3 cloves garlic, brunoise
Thumb sized ginger, sliced
1/tsp. turmeric powder
1 teaspoon cajun/creole seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin seeds
500 grams whole shrimps ("dressed" please see my post here.)
3 pcs small jalapeño peppers, whole with stems removed (one if big)
1/2 can corn kernels (or 2 ears of pre-cooked corn sliced into 2 inch thick)
1 cup coconut milk
black pepper and salt to taste

Procedure:
1. Saute shallot, garlic ginger in butter until fragrant.
2. Add the turmeric powder, cajun seasoning and ground cumin seeds and toast for a few seconds.
3. Add the shrimps, peppers and corn. Stir.
4. Add the coconut milk and simmer until shrimps are done.
5. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Serve warm with rice or toasted bread to mop up the sauce.

Happy Eats!

Note: Remove the ginger slices before serving. If you're using Tony Chachere's, remember that it contains salt already so taste before adding seasoning on the last portion.