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Happy Friday!

I feel strongly that we should all eat Jamaican food every weekend.

And by Jamaican, I mean mildly reminiscent of lots of different Island-types of food. I’m authentic like that.

For Mother’s day last month we had a Jamaican partayyyy, and one of the dishes I made was this shrimp with curry sauce.  It was SO easy and quick, but really tasty.

Note: It has heavy cream in it.  In a good way.

Here’s what you need!

  • 1 lb shrimp, peeled, de-tailed, and all that jazz
  • 1/2 mince jalapeno
  • 1 minced green onion
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup chicken or vegetable stock
  • 2 tablespoons curry powder
  • salt and cayenne pepper, optional

How easy!

You have your shrimp, and it’s thawed and ready to go.  Pat it a little bit dry!

Then, mince the garlic, onion, and jalapeno.  Take out the seeds of the pepper if you don’t want it too hot – that’s up to you!

Heat a pan over medium heat with a drizzle of oil, and add the veggies.  Stir them around for 2 minutes or so – you want them to be fragrant but not brown.

Then, add the curry powder and stir it around to coat the veggies for a minute or two.

Then, dump in the cream and stock and let this simmer and thicken.  Taste it and add salt or cayenne if you’d like!

Now, up until this point you can make the sauce way in advance – the day before if you’d like!

When you’re nearly ready to eat, turn the sauce up to a gentle bubble and add in the shrimp.  Stir them around for a few minutes – they’ll take 5-10 minutes to cook through depending on how hot the sauce is.

And, that’s it!  Toss some fresh herbs on top of this beautiful gravy if you’d like, and serve it over rice and black beans.  If you’re feeling fancy, feel free to toss on some lime wedges for good measure.  Delicious!