Shrimp With Sweet Corn Sauce Recipes

SHRIMP AND SWEET CORN MAQUE CHOUX

Steps:

• Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shallot, red and green peppers, and green onion. Season with salt and pepper, and saute until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Add zucchini, sweet corn, water and 2 teaspoons Cajun or creole seasoning to the skillet. Cook until zucchini is tender, about 2 minutes. Add half and half, and stir. Turn off heat.
• Meanwhile, season shrimp with remaining 2 teaspoons Cajun or creole seasoning. Melt butter in a separate skillet and cook shrimp in four batches, about 2 minutes on each side, or until curled, pink and cooked all the way through. Do not overcook.
• Divide corn mixture between four plates. Top each plate with 5 cooked shrimp, and serve immediately.

SWEET CORN AND SHRIMP PASTA

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat. Scoop out and reserve 1 cup pasta water. Drain pasta; keep warm.
• Meanwhile, place 1 1/2 cups corn in a mini food processor (reserve remaining 1/2 cup corn); process until almost smooth, scraping sides as needed. Add milk and cornstarch; pulse until well combined. Set aside.
• Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Add shrimp; cook until lightly browned and cooked through, about 3 minutes, turning occasionally. Remove shrimp from pan; keep warm.
• Melt remaining 1 tablespoon butter in skillet over medium. Add scallions; cook 1 minute, stirring frequently. Add pureed corn mixture, salt, and pepper; cook until thickened, about 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in 1/2 cup reserved pasta water and 1/2 cup reserved corn kernels. Add pasta and shrimp; toss gently to coat. Add remaining pasta water as needed to moisten pasta. Sprinkle evenly with parsley and basil.

SHRIMP WITH SWEET CORN SAUCE

Steps:

• Sprinkle the shrimp with garam masala (or spices of choice) and lemon juice and let marinate in the refrigerator for about an hour. (When I made this with chicken, I used a Cajun mix rather than the garam masala).
• Melt the butter in a pan and fry onion and garlic for about 5 minutes, till slightly softened.
• Add the shrimp and cook for a few minutes, stirring occasionally till cooked through and pink.
• Transfer the shrimp, onions and garlic to a bowl, leaving some of the buttery liquid in the pan.
• Add the tomato paste and cook over low heat, stirring.
• Add the thyme, cinnamon and cilantro and jalapeno to the pan and stir well. (Keep warm over low heat).
• Blend the corn (reserving about 1 T) in a blender or food processor with the coconut milk.
• Add to the pan and simmer till reduced.
• Add the shrimp and reserved corn and simmer for about 5 minutes.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.

SAUTEED SHRIMP WITH CORN IN SPICY WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the shrimp, vodka and egg white in a medium bowl. Mix well and refrigerate for 30 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a small saucepan. Add the garlic and cook over high heat until the ingredients release their flavor, about 1 minute. Add the reserved shrimp shells, sake and half the chopped tomatoes. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes.
• Add the stock, salt, white pepper and cornstarch mixture, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to low and cook for 20 minutes, or until the liquid is reduced by half, stirring occasionally. Strain through a fine sieve; set aside the liquid.
• Heat the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil in a large skillet until hot but not smoking. Add the shrimp and stir-fry until half cooked, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove the shrimp with a slotted spoon; set aside.
• Add the remaining tomatoes, corn, bell pepper, jalapeno pepper and gingerroot to the skillet. Cook, stirring occasionally for 2 minutes. Return the shrimp and the reserved liquid to the skillet. Stir-fry over medium heat until the ingredients are heated through and the shrimp are cooked, about 3 minutes. Add the scallions, toss and serve immediately.

SPICY SWEETCORN AND SHRIMP SOUP

Steps:

• Heat oil in a lrg saucepan & saute spring onions & garlic over med-heat for 1 min, till softened but not caramelized.
• Stir in chicken stock, cream-style sweetcorn, shrimp & chili paste (or sauce, if using).
• Bring soup to a gentle boil, stirring occ. Season to taste pref & serve immediately sprinkled w/fresh coriander leaves.
• NOTE RE SHRIMP: If using larger prawns, chop in pieces roughly = in size to baby shrimp.
• COOKS TIP PER RECIPE: If cream-style sweetcorn is not available, use ordinary canned sweetcorn & pulse in a food proc till creamy, but w/some texture left.