Shrimp in shrimp sauce

The girlfriend asked me to cook her something prawn-y for our anniversary dinner so I came up with this. It came out well enough for her to ask for it two nights in a row so I figure it's good enough to share (the side dish is a baked polenta round with melted goat cheese).
Shrimp in shrimp sauce
The girlfriend asked me to cook her something prawn-y for our anniversary dinner so I came up with this. It came out well enough for her to ask for it two nights in a row so I figure it's good enough to share (the side dish is a baked polenta round with melted goat cheese).
Cooking Instructions
- 1
Dice up the leek, celery, carrot, and bell pepper (I'm going to call this the mirepoix, even though it technically isn't)
- 2
Peel the shrimp, reserving the heads, tails, and shells for the sauce.
- 3
In a large saucepan, heat 1 tbs of oil over medium heat and sauté the mirepoix (with the bay leaf) until tender.
- 4
Add in the tomato paste and and stir until combined.
- 5
Add the reserved heads, tails, and peels to the mirepoix, mix to coat with oil, and press down on them a few times with a spatula to get out all that good shrimp flavor. Sauté for another five minutes or so until the shrimp parts turn red, stirring and pressing occasionally.
- 6
Add the chicken stock, bring the heat up to a boil, then reduce and let simmer until stock is reduced by 1/2 or so.
- 7
In the meantime, make a brown roux with the butter and flour. I did this by melting the butter, adding in the flour and stirring continuously over medium heat for about six minutes or so until it turned caramel colored and gave off a nutty smell. Set roux aside.
- 8
When sauce is reduced, pour the contents of the sauce pan into a strainer over a small saucepan until all you have is the liquid broth.
- 9
Add the celery seeds, paprika, and black pepper to the broth. Bring up the heat and incorporate the roux. Reduce until sauce coats the back of a spoon -- runny but not watery. NOTE: I would use between 1 and 1 1/2 tbs of the roux -- I put 2 tbs in the recipe to err on the side of caution. Taste the sauce and season as necessary; I didn't add any salt because the chicken stock had enough already.
- 10
In a separate pan, heat 1 tbs oil over medium and cook the shrimp with the lemon juice, the dried parsley, and the pepper. I cook the shrimp in batches to avoid crowding. Season to taste.
- 11
For the tomatoes, cook them over medium heat with 1/2 tbs of oil until tender or you can cook them in batches with the shrimp. Season to taste.
- 12
Add shrimp to plate, pour on the sauce, top with tomatoes and capers, and serve.
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