Filipino Piquant Shrimp Recipe

Serves/Makes: 3 – 4

Ingredients:

• 1 pound medium-size shrimps
• 5 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup white wine
• 1 tablespoon hot chili sauce
• 1 to 2 tablespoons bread crumbs
• Green olives for garnish
• 3 tablespoons Spanish tomato sauce (see the recipe below)

How to cook Filipino Piquant Shrimp:

• Prepare Spanish tomato sauce. Set aside.
• Shell and devein shrimps. Set aside.
• Brown garlic in olive oil. Add shrimps, lemon juice, wine and hot chili sauce.
• Add 3 tablespoons Spanish tomato sauce. Cook for another minute.
• Thicken sauce with bread crumbs.
• Serve hot over white rice, garnished with green olives.

Spanish Tomato Sauce (Salsa De Tomates) Recipe

Spanish Tomato Sauce (Salsa De Tomates) Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 large onions, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 red peppers, cored, seeded and chopped
• 1 can tomatoes (about 14 ounces/400 g), chopped but undrained
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons fino (dry) sherry

How to cook Spanish Tomato Sauce (Salsa De Tomates):

• Warm the olive oil in a saucepan. Add the onion and cook gently for about 10 minutes, until transparent.
• Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the pepper, cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes with their liquid, parsley, thyme and salt and pepper to taste. Cover and cook for about 20 minutes, until thick.
• Puree with a hand-held blender in the pan or in a food processor or with a food mill.
• Return to the pan, add the sherry, adjust the seasoning and warm through.
• Use immediately or transfer to a sealed, sterilised jar and store in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

Notes:
The Filipino Piquant Shrimp recipe very easy to prepare and so good!

This recipe for Filipino Piquant Shrimp serves/makes: 3 – 4

The Filipino Piquant Shrimp recipe is adopted from The Philippine Cookbook by Reynaldo Alejandro.

Main Ingredient: Shrimp 
Preparation Method: Poached/Simmered 
Cuisine: Filipino