Learn to cook shrimp in creamy sauce in your home kitchen

Shrimp sauce

Since shrimp do not have a distinct taste, they, as an independent dish or a dish based on them, should be emphasized with a good aromatic or spicy sauce. Prawn sauce is easy to make. Almost all of them are prepared using the same ingredients.

This can include mayonnaise, ketchup, cream, lemon juice, olive oil and garlic in small quantities. You can add slightly different spices to different sauces. It is better to serve fried shrimp with light sauces based on ketchup, and for boiled or baked shrimp you can serve sauces with mayonnaise and sauces with olive oil.

Spicy horseradish sauce

Those who like it a little spicy will definitely love the spicy shrimp sauce with horseradish. It is prepared very simply: you need to take 100 ml of ketchup and 50 g of horseradish root.

1. The root must be fresh. It needs to be peeled and grated on a fine grater.
2. The resulting mass must be mixed with ketchup. This sauce is suitable for any type of seafood, not just shrimp.

Garlic chili sauce

Another hot sauce is chili garlic sauce. To prepare it you will need: 1 tablespoon of olive oil, one small chili pepper, 2 cloves of garlic, 1 lemon. If desired, you can add coriander.

1. Chop the garlic, fry in a frying pan in olive oil until golden brown, add finely chopped chili pepper, mix everything thoroughly and continue stirring, fry for 3 minutes.
2. Remove the sauce from heat, cool, add lemon juice and herbs or crushed coriander seeds. Coriander in combination with garlic will give this sauce a spicy aroma, and chili pepper will give it a spicy taste. If you need to make a larger amount of sauce, then take all the products in quantities increased proportionally by 2 times.

Salsacasa

The sauce called “Salsakaza” has an unusual and refreshing taste. It contains orange juice, which gives the sauce a light invigorating taste, despite the fact that the base is rather heavy ketchup and mayonnaise.

1. How to cook: mix 250 ml of mayonnaise and 80 ml of ketchup. It's better if the mayonnaise is homemade.
2. After mixing the mixture well until uniformly pink, add the juice of one sweet orange, mix again and put in the refrigerator to cool for 10-15 minutes. This sauce is good with boiled or baked shrimp.

Spicy garlic sauce

Spicy garlic sauce is also easy to prepare. To prepare it, you need to take a bunch of fresh dill, 100 ml of mayonnaise, 1 head of garlic and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. You can add salt and black pepper to taste.

Garlic and dill should be finely chopped, mixed with mayonnaise and lemon juice, add salt and pepper. The more juice you add to the sauce, the piquant and fresher the taste will be. Most often they are limited to 2-3 tablespoons.

Cheese sauce for shrimp

A very unusual sauce is made if you take 200 g of processed cheese, melt it in a container, add 4 finely chopped onions, keep it on the fire for another 5 minutes, then add boiled shrimp.

Fried shrimp in cream sauce and garlic

Various seafood products are sold both fresh and frozen. Despite this, they retain their valuable elements.

To prepare this signature dish you will need the following ingredients:

• shrimps;
• garlic;
• cream;
• parsley;
• sunflower and butter;
• salt;
• pepper.

When all the ingredients are on hand, the first step is to defrost the shrimp naturally. A few hours before cooking, place the product in a deep bowl to remove excess liquid.

Next they move on to cleaning. Remove the shell, head and tail.

On this topic:

Winter preparation of beans in tomatoes - two in one: and...

Jul 25, 2020

For meat, fish, sauce and pizza - tomatoes in their own...

Jul 23, 2020

BACK FORWARD 1 of 254

Some species of shrimp have an intestinal vein. It must be removed. Otherwise the dish will have a bitter aftertaste.

The next step is preparing the sauce. A few cloves of garlic are crushed using the flat side of a knife. Then finely chop.

Place a piece of butter and 2 tablespoons of sunflower oil in a frying pan. When the fat is hot, add the garlic. Fry for about 1 minute.

Then add shrimp. Mix thoroughly and simmer over moderate heat.

Parsley is washed under running water. Leave on the work surface to dry. Then they chop into small pieces. Send to the frying pan. Stir. Salted. Glove After 2 minutes add heavy cream. Reduce the fire. Simmer the product until the liquid acquires a thick consistency. Fried shrimp in creamy sauce and garlic are served for lunch in deep bowls as a complete dish.

Peeled shrimp are very small in size. Therefore, in their raw form they are taken 2 times more than the expected result. If you need 200 g per serving, then initially use 400 g.

Creamy sauce for shrimp

A classic of the genre is a creamy sauce for shrimp. This option is ideal for both boiled and fried seafood. The sauce is served hot.

• 150 ml cream, preferably 20%;
• 5 gr. oregano;
• 2 tablespoons butter;
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice;
• a mixture of peppers and salt to taste.

Preparing the sauce is simple: melt the butter in a frying pan, add heavy cream and cook until thickened. Usually, 5-7 minutes of cooking is enough. Season the sauce to taste with salt and add a mixture of peppers. Then remove from heat, let cool slightly and season with lemon juice. Pour hot sauce over fried or boiled shrimp and serve immediately.

Garlic sauce for shrimp with chili pepper

Ingredients:

- olive oil - large spoon; - chilli; - lemon; - garlic - a pair of cloves; - coriander.

Recipe:

Fry the chopped garlic in a frying pan greased with olive oil, then add finely chopped chili pepper, mix and fry for about 3 minutes and turn off the burner.

Cool the finished sauce, add herbs, lemon juice and coriander seeds. The sauce has a spicy taste thanks to chili pepper, and has a spicy aroma due to the combination of garlic and coriander. If you need more sauce than suggested, double the amount of ingredients.

Creamy Garlic Sauce Recipe

Shrimp in creamy garlic sauce acquires a piquant taste. To prepare it you will need:

• 250 ml heavy cream;
• 20 gr. greenery;
• 60 gr. butter;
• 4 cloves of garlic;
• 60 ml dry white wine.

Cut the butter into pieces, place it in a frying pan and melt the butter over very low heat. Peel the garlic and cut into thin slices, lower the garlic slices into the oil. Simmer the garlic over low heat for about 2-3 minutes. The garlic slices should become translucent. Using a small slotted spoon, remove the garlic from the oil; we no longer need it.

Pour the wine into the garlic oil and simmer for a few minutes until the alcohol evaporates and only a faint aroma remains. Pour in the cream, bring to a boil over low heat, add salt and pepper to taste. Boil until thickened, add finely chopped herbs.

This version of the sauce can be served separately hot, or you can dip the prepared shrimp in it and simmer a little.

Delicate taste of the sea

During the cold season, housewives try to diversify their home menu. They prepare excellent filling for seafood garnish. Consider a popular recipe for shrimp in creamy sauce.

The product consists of simple components:

• cream;
• garlic;
• hard cheese;
• several branches of greenery;
• shrimps;
• vegetable oil for frying;
• salt;
• spices.

Thawed seafood is placed in a pan. Fill with water and put on fire. Salt is added at the rate of: 1 tablespoon per 2 liters of liquid. Cook for about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the shrimp to a colander or sieve. When they cool down a little, they begin to clean, removing the head, shell and tail.

Finely chop the garlic and then place it in a frying pan with hot vegetable oil. Simmer for a few minutes. Add peeled shrimp. Stir. Salted and seasoned with spices. After 4 minutes add cream.

On this topic:

Sour dessert for gourmets - how to soak apples for the winter...

Useful viburnum - harvesting for the winter and methods...

We are preparing a fragrant dessert - pear jam for the winter,...

It will completely replace cognac on the festive table - vodka...

BACK FORWARD 1 of 128

Hard cheese is grated on a coarse grater. Sprinkle generously over the boiling sauce. Simmer for several minutes. Finished shrimp in cream with hard cheese are sprinkled with chopped herbs. The delicacy is laid out on plates or poured over pasta.

Mayonnaise sauce for boiled shrimp

The sauce made from mayonnaise is very tasty; it is recommended to serve it with boiled shrimp. The base of the sauce can be homemade mayonnaise; this product does not contain artificial additives. But you can also take industrially produced mayonnaise.

• 150 gr. mayonnaise;
• 150 gr. unsweetened thick yogurt or sour cream;
• 1 fresh cucumber;
• 50 ml lime juice;
• 2 teaspoons grated lime zest;
• 1 pinch of cumin;
• salt and white pepper to taste.

Peel the cucumber, cut it in half and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon. Cut the remaining part of the cucumber into very small cubes.

Advice! When preparing this sauce, it is not advisable to replace lime with lemon.

Mix mayonnaise and yogurt in a bowl, add lime zest and juice, add cumin. Season to taste and add white pepper. Add cucumber cubes and mix well. Transfer to a sauce boat and serve with boiled shrimp.

Original shrimp and chicken dish

This delicious delicacy is often prepared in a frying pan using a lot of vegetable fat. But there is a more gentle option. Shrimp with chicken in a creamy sauce are skillfully baked at high temperature.

Unique ingredients are collected for the dish:

• chicken;
• shrimps;
• cream;
• red onion;
• sweet bell pepper;
• garlic;
• thyme branch;
• peanut butter;
• hot pepper pod;
• salt.

Whole chicken is washed under the tap. Wipe with paper towels. Cut into portions: legs, wings, fillets. Each element is rubbed with salt and ground pepper. Sprinkle with thyme leaves. Place in a large baking dish.

The container is placed under a heated grill. Fry, turning several times, until golden brown.

Cut the bell pepper in half and remove the seeds. The pulp is cut into large pieces. The hot pepper is chopped into half rings. Chop the red onion and garlic cloves evenly with a knife. Vegetables are topped with peanut butter and cream. Salt and sprinkle with pepper. The components are combined with chicken. Grill for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Then the product is covered and baked for 40 minutes in the oven. Add peeled shrimp 10 minutes before cooking. The finished delicacy is served hot for lunch to enjoy the harmony of unusual tastes. Top with chopped parsley or purple basil.

It turns out that cooking shrimp with creamy sauce is not at all difficult. The main thing is to choose the right recipe. Learn how to clean the main component of a dish. Follow the advice of professionals. Then you won't have to go to a restaurant to taste a delicious seafood dish.

Dressing with pine nuts

No matter how much mayonnaise is criticized, sauces based on it are ideal for shrimp. Here is one of the delicious dressing options.

• 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise (preferably homemade);
• 80 gr. basil leaves;
• 50 ml olive oil;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 50 gr. peeled pine nuts;
• 4 tablespoons of grated hard cheese;
• ground allspice to taste.

We wash the green basil, tear off the leaves and place them in a blender bowl, add a pinch of salt and chop. Pour in a little oil and scroll again, we should get a creamy mass.

Sauce with mayonnaise, ketchup and olives

Another version of mayonnaise sauce for shrimp is prepared with the addition of ketchup, so it turns out pink.

• 3 tablespoons of mayonnaise;
• 2 tablespoons of ketchup;
• ½ teaspoon Tabasco;
• 70 gr. pitted olives.

Grind the olives by chopping them with a knife. Mix mayonnaise with ketchup and Tabasco sauce. Add chopped olives. Instead of olives, you can take green olives, the taste will be different.

Honey-soy sauce for shrimp

Fans of oriental cuisine will appreciate shrimp with a dressing based on soy sauce and honey. Spices give the dressing a special piquancy.

• 50 ml soy sauce;
• 50 ml vegetable oil;
• 2 tablespoons honey;
• 1 tablespoon of vinegar, ideally you should use rice vinegar, you can use wine or apple vinegar;
• 1 tablespoon starch;
• 0.5 teaspoon of dry garlic;
• 0.5 teaspoon of dry ground ginger;
• 50 ml water.

Place honey in a small jar or container with a tight-fitting lid. If it is thick, then it needs to be melted in a water bath. Add oil, vinegar and soy sauce to honey. Dilute the starch with cold water and add to the remaining ingredients. Add ground garlic and ginger. Place the lid on the jar and shake thoroughly, shaking the jar vigorously. If desired, you can use a mixer to mix the ingredients.

Pour the contents of the jar into a frying pan or into a saucepan with a thick bottom and heat until the sauce begins to thicken. While heating, the sauce must be constantly stirred with a whisk. Spread the sauce in a gravy boat and serve with the shrimp.

Tomato sauce with horseradish for fried shrimp

Tomato sauce goes well with shrimp. It is especially good with fried shrimp. This sauce must be prepared in advance, as it needs to steep for about two days. But the finished sauce can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 7 days.

• 500 gr. tomatoes;
• 150 gr. horseradish root;
• 150 gr. garlic;
• 0.5 teaspoon of vinegar;
• 0.5 teaspoon sugar;
• salt, black pepper to taste.

We cut the tomatoes by making a shallow cross-shaped cut at the top. Place the tomatoes in boiling water for two minutes, then remove with a slotted spoon and place in a bowl of cold water. When the tomatoes have cooled, remove the skins from them. Then cut each fruit into quarters and remove the seeds. Grind the tomato pulp in a blender or using a meat grinder.

Grind the peeled horseradish root and garlic in the same way. Mix tomato puree with garlic and horseradish, salt to taste, add pepper, sugar and vinegar. Mix well. Leave at room temperature for a couple of days. Then put into clean jars and store in the refrigerator, covered with lids.

Advice! We offer you an idea for serving shrimp with tomato sauce. Pour the sauce into a vase or martini glass, and then hang the prepared shrimp along the edge of the glass or vase. Another serving option: take a tomato, cut into the top and scoop out the pulp, turning the vegetable into something like a glass. Pour the prepared sauce into the empty tomato. We put it on a plate, put the prepared shrimp on the same plate, and decorate with herbs.