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Sunday, May 3, 2015

Calypso Shrimp Skewers

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

  • 1/3 cup honey
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ginger
  • 2/3 cup shredded coconut
  • 2/3 cup finely chopped peanuts
  • 12 ounces medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 3 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto
  • 7 ounces creme fraiche
  • 1 teaspoon finely shredded lime peel
  • lime juice

Recipe

  • 1 cut prosciutto into 1/2 inch wide by 7 inch long strips.
  • 2 soak thirty 6-inch skewers in water for 30 minutes.
  • 3 meanwhile, in a shallow dish combine honey and ginger and set aside.
  • 4 in another shallow dish combine peanuts and coconut and set aside.
  • 5 drain skewers. thread shrimp lengthwise on skewers at tail end until they are straight.
  • 6 brush each shrimp with honey mixture.
  • 7 roll in coconut mixture wrap a piece of prosciutto around each shrimp.
  • 8 if grilling, cook shrimp until opaque.
  • 9 if cooking in oven, preheat to 375 degrees and bake 4 to 6 minutes.
  • 10 stir together créme fraîche, lime peel, and enough lime juice to make the desired consistency.

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