Mango Pineapple Shrimps
Choose the sweetest fresh fruits that you can find to cook mango pineapple shrimps. It’s the only way to truly savor the flavors of this dish.
Ingredients
- 12 to 15 large shrimps peeled and deveined
- salt
- pepper
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice or lime juice
- 2 tablespoons pineapple juice
- 1 onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 2 tablespoons butter
- generous pinch dried thyme
- ¼ cup cubed mangoes
- ½ cup pineapple tidbits
- fish sauce to taste
- 1 splash rice vinegar
- 1 generous pinch sugar
Instructions
- Place the shrimps in a bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour in the kalamansi and pineapple juices. Toss. Set aside.
- Roughly chop the onion.
- Mince the garlic.
- Heat the butter in a frying pan.
- Add the chopped onion, minced garlic and thyme. Saute until fragrant.
- Drain the shrimps and add to the pan. Cook for about 30 seconds per side.
- Add the marinade, mango cubes and pineapple tidbits.
- Season with fish sauce, rice vinegar and sugar.
- Allow everything to cook for a minute or two to allow the flavors to blend.
- Serve the shrimps with sweet mangoes and pineapple immediately.
- Serving suggestion: Place rice on bowls. Top with the shrimps with sweet mangoes and pineapple. Drizzle in some of the pan juices. Sprinkle with parsley.
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