I need a good and easy shrimp recipe please!! Preferably Guatemalen style?!!?

Answer 1

Guatemala is a magical destination. The heart of the Maya world -- it offers stunning scenery, intriguing archeological sites, ancient colonial cities, art, culture, a varied global cuisine, and a wealth of handicrafts for shoppers. Magnificent volcanic peaks, picturesque lakes, lush agricultural lands, scrubby desert, and rain forest thread the countryside. Besides its physical beauty, it is the incredible diversity of the land and its people that makes this country such a captivating holiday destination.

Perched at the top of the Central American Isthmus below the Yucatan Peninsula, Guatemala cover 42,000 square miles, an area comparable to Ohio and home to 9 million people. It borders Mexico to the North, El Salvador and Honduras to the South, the Pacific Ocean to the West and the Caribbean Sea and Belize to the East.

Two-thirds of the country is mountainous, with the main mountain chains in the southwest forming a string of volcanoes, many exceeding 11,000 feet.

Rainforest, bush, and swamps in the North yields timber and chewing gum. The fertile plains of the Pacific and Caribbean are used for cattle, sugar cane, cotton and fruit plantations. The economy is primarily agricultural with coffee, cotton, sugar, bananas, and beef leading exports. Corn and beans, the staple diet, are cultivated at all altitudes. Tourism is a primary money maker.

The multi-faceted populace is intriguing. More than half of the population is Indian with a strong indigenous culture, though they have adopted some European customs forced on their ancestors more than five centuries ago. All of Guatemala's Indians are Maya, but at least 22 different ethnicity's, differentiated by language, exist within that group. The other half are divided among Ladinos, the descendents of Europeans and Indians, a handful of African immigrants, and the European minority, predominantly Hispanic, which maintain a colonial lease on power. This creates a colorful human tapestry where the people are the product of the merger of sophisticated pre-Colombian cultures with Spanish colonialism and the consumerist influences of modern America.

It is in the central highlands, west of Guatemala City that Indian culture dominates. This area offers wildly beautiful scenery alongside the many Indian villages with their endless array of fiestas and markets, all worth a visit. This is a prime destination locale for the tourist.

Chipotle Shrimp or Scallop Scampi With Fettuccine

This is a restaurant-quality dish that takes little time to prepare and can be made using either shrimps or scallops or 1 pound of both! You can use spaghetti in place of the fettuccine if desired. You can also increase the amount of shrimp or scallops. Serve this with garlic bread

2 lbs medium uncooked shrimp, peeled and deveined (or use scallops)
1-2 tablespoon chipotle chiles in adobo, chopped
2 tablespoons finely chopped shallots
2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic (or to taste)
3 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup dry white wine
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1/2 cup butter, melted
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (or to taste)
salt
black pepper, lots
1 lb fettuccine, cooked
parmesan cheese


Saute the chopped chipotle peppers, shallots (if using) and garlic in oil for about 2 minutes.
Add in uncooked shrimp; cook stirring constantly for about 3 minutes or until the shrimp is pink; remove the mixture to a bowl, cover to keep warm and set aside.
To the skillet add in the wine, Dijon mustard and Worcestershire sauce; cook for 4 minutes over medium-high heat.
Return the shrimp mixture back to the skillet, then add in butter and lemon juice; cook for about 2 minutes or until heated through and combined.
Season with salt and black pepper.
Place the cooked fettuccine in a large serving platter or dish; Place the shrimp mixture on top of the pasta; toss to combine.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Answer 2

1-2 lbs of raw shrimp (peeled and de-veined)
1/4 cup of Butter (real butter, not margerine)
1 garlic clove (minced)
1/4 cup cooking sherry or dry sherry
a jar of marinara sauce (32 oz, I think)


Saute Shrimp and garlic in butter for a few minutes until shrimp is almost cooked. Do not brown garlic. Add Sherry and Marinara sauce. Cook for about 5 more minutes. Serve over cooked white rice or pasta.

I cannot remember the name of this recipe, but it's easy and tastes great!! It only takes about 15 minutes to make. It works better if you use shrimp that's not frozen. If the shrimp is frozen, you might have to drain some of the liquid from the pan before you add the Sherry and Marinara Sauce.

Another recipe:

1 lb of shrimp (peeled and deveined)
1/4 cup butter (real butter)
1 clove of garlic (minced)
1/4 cup dry sherry or cooking sherry
1 cup of half and half
1/4 tsp. ground red pepper (to taste)
1 dash of Old Bay if you have some (optional)

Saute the Shrimp and Garlic in the Butter for about 5 minutes. Do not brown garlic. Remove Shrimp from pan. Add Sherry and cook for about 2 more minutes. Add half and half, red pepper, Old Bay and cook for a few more minutes until liquid starts to cook down and thicken slightly. Add shrimp and re-heat. Serve over Pasta or rice.

This recipe will work with fish filets and chicken as well. You would need to cook the chicken longer so you don't really need to remove it from the pan before you add the half and half.

Answer 3

Hass Avocado Shrimp Cocktail
Serves 6

Ingredients
-- 2 Tbsp thick, chunky tomato salsa
-- 2 Tbsp seafood cocktail sauce
-- 2 Tbsp chopped onion
-- 2 Tbsp diced seedless cucumber
-- 1 1/2 Tbsp chopped cilantro
-- 1 1/2 Tbsp lime juice
-- 2 Hass Avocados (1 pound), diced
-- 30 large (21 to 25 count per pound), cooked shrimp with tails
-- 6 lime slices for garnish
-- 6 sprigs cilantro for garnish

Instructions
-- Thoroughly combine salsa and next 5 ingredients; gently fold in avocado.
-- Chill mixture 1 hour to marry flavors. (Mixture is best served the day it's made.)
-- To serve, divide avocado mixture among 6 stemmed glasses.
-- Hang 5 shrimp, tails outside glass, around each rim.
-- Garnish each with 1 twisted lime slice and 1 sprig cilantro

Answer 4

easier is brush them with butter put then in the broiler in you oven. set it to broil. cook for 2 minutes on one side and 1 on the other.

Boiling takes away too much flavor. Broiling concentrates it.

Answer 5

boil-peel-dip in cocktail sauce real easy