Poached Shrimp With Honeydew Radishes Jicama And Scallions Recipes

POACHED SHRIMP WITH HONEYDEW, RADISHES, JICAMA, AND SCALLIONS

Steps:

• Finely grate enough ginger to yield 1/2 teaspoon; set aside. Cut remaining ginger into 1/4-inch slices. Bring 5 cups water, sliced ginger, peppercorns, and 3 tablespoons lemon juice to a boil, covered. Reduce heat to low, and add shrimp. Cover, and poach until just cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes (do not let liquid boil). Drain, discard ginger and peppercorns, and place shrimp in a bowl of ice water for 5 minutes. Drain shrimp; refrigerate at least 15 minutes and up to 1 day. Peel, devein, and cut shrimp in half horizontally.
• Whisk together remaining 2 tablespoons lemon juice, the grated ginger, fish sauce, and oil in a large bowl. Add shrimp, melon, radishes, and half the scallions, and toss well. Add jicama, and gently toss. Divide between 2 plates, season generously with coarsely ground pepper, and garnish with remaining scallions.

SHRIMP-AND-JICAMA SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the jicama, minced coriander leaves, mint, salt, sugar and lime juice and toss. Split the shrimp in half and add them to the salad. Cover and refrigerate from 1 to 4 hours. Garnish with the peanuts, shallots and coriander and serve.

POACHED SHRIMP WITH MELON

Steps:

• In a large pot put the shrimp, lemons cut in half, peppercorns, and a pinch of salt together. Fill with cold water just to cover the shrimp. Place the pot on high heat to boil. In the meantime put a strainer in the sink, and also fill a large bowl with ice and cold water. When the water reaches a boil the shrimp are cooked. Strain the shrimp from the water, and then plunge the hot shrimp into the ice water. This stops the cooking process immediately. Leave the shrimp in the cold water for a few minutes. Strain and reserve in the refrigerator. Peel and seed the melons, and dice into medium size pieces, or around the same size as the shrimp. Separate the diced melon from the trimmings. This is what we will make the dressing out of. In a blender combine half of the melon pieces, half of the mint, and half the olive oil. Blend until smooth. In a large mixing bowl put the shrimp, diced melon, and the dressing. Mix well and season with salt and pepper. Transfer to a serving vessel, and garnish with remaining mint leaves and drizzle with olive oil. Season the top with salt and cracked pepper.

POACHED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with about a 1/2 gallon of water, add the salt and squeeze in the lemon juice; toss the halves in there too for extra flavor. Add the herbs and seafood seasoning. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and simmer for 5 minutes to infuse the water with the aromatics.
• Reduce heat to medium-low and add shrimp. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until the shrimp are bright pink and the tails curl. Using a slotted spoon, remove the shrimp from the poaching liquid and chill thoroughly before peeling. Serve with lemon wedges and Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce as part of a raw shellfish bar.
• Combine the tomatoes, celery, and onion in a blender and puree to break the vegetables down. Add the remaining ingredients and puree until smooth. Chill before serving with a raw bar.

CILANTRO-LIME SHRIMP KEBABS WITH JICAMA

Steps:

• For the kebabs:
• Puree oil, lime zest and juice, cilantro, garlic, jalapeno, and salt in a blender or food processor.
• Combine marinade and shrimp. Cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate 1 hour.
• Preheat grill to medium-high. (If you are using a charcoal grill, coals are ready when you can hold your hand 5 inches above grill for just 3 or 4 seconds.)
• Thread shrimp onto 6 skewers. Discard marinade.
• Grill shrimp until opaque and slightly charred, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
• Thread jicama onto 6 more skewers.
• Grill jicama for 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a platter.
• Make the salad:
• Toss together chicory, green oak lettuce, scallions, apple, radishes, and jalapeno if desired.
• Toss in lime juice, oil, and salt. Divide shrimp and jicama skewers and salad among plates, and serve.

SHRIMP, JICAMA AND CHILE VINEGAR SALAD

Steps:

• Mix rice vinegar, sugar, jalapeno pepper, and cilantro in a bowl; stir until sugar has dissolved.
• Place jicama and 1/3 of the vinegar dressing in a resealable plastic bag; seal and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Place shrimp in a separate resealable plastic bag with 1/3 of the dressing; seal and refrigerate for 1 hour. Refrigerate remaining vinegar dressing.
• Arrange alternate slices of tomatillo and tomato around the edge of a salad plate.
• Mound marinated jicama in the center of the plate and top with marinated shrimp.
• Pour remaining 1/3 of the dressing over salad.

BAKED SHRIMP RECIPE WITH JICAMA SLAW

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Combine cheese, bread crumbs and seasonings in medium bowl. Cover baking sheet with foil; spray with cooking spray. Beat egg in shallow dish; dip shrimp, 1 at a time, in egg, then in cheese mixture, turning to evenly coat each shrimp. Place on prepared baking sheet. Discard any unused cheese mixture.
• Bake 20 min. or until shrimp are tender and golden brown.
• Combine vegetables in medium bowl. Mix dressing and honey. Add to vegetable mixture; toss to coat. Serve with shrimp.