Recipe: Curried Shrimp (My Great Recipes) (and ISO: Bacon Chicken)

CURRIED SHRIMP

For a special little dinner that is quick to cook, consider this exotic shrimp curry. Once the shrimp are shelled and deveined and the vegetables chopped, cooking takes less than 10 minutes. If you wish, cook the shrimp at the table in a chafing dish over an alcohol flame or use and electric frying pan.

1 lb large (25 to 30 per lb) shrimp
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 small green OR red sweet bell pepper, seeded, cut in strips
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1 clove garlic, minced or pressed
2 tsp. curry powder
1/4 cup brandy, heated until lukewarm
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup whipping cream
2 to 3 drops Tabasco sauce
fluffy rice

Shell and devein shrimp.

In a large frying pan cook onion and pepper strips in heated butter until soft but not browned.

Mix in garlic and curry powder. Cook for about 30 seconds.

Add uncooked shrimp in a single layer. Drizzle with brandy, ignite, and cook, stirring lightly, until flames subside. Sprinkle with paprika and salt.

Mix in cream. Cook over medium heat 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until shrimp are pink and firm to the touch and liquid is reduced slightly.

Taste. Add salt if needed. Season with Tabasco sauce to taste. Serve curried shrimp over rice.

Servings: 4
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 to 10 min

For 2 servings: half of the ingredients
For 8 servings: double the ingredients, but use only 1/3 cup brandy

Good served with: Homemade fruit chutney, piquant with ginger; and whole green beans or broccoli spears

Would you happen to have the bacon chicken card from the same company? I would greatly appreciate it :) Thank you