My dad and I just got back from a trip to Peru. Lots of delicious food was had (guinea pig, alpaca....) including some amazing shrimp battered in quinoa. They were absolutely delicious and so, today, when I realized it was pouring cats and dogs outside I needed to check the ingredients I had on stock. Luckily I had some shrimp and quinoa on hand!!
Pinterest had some recipes and I decided to try this one http://www.simplyorganic.com/store.php?Screen=recipe&recipe=702&title=Peruvian+Quinoa+Shrimp+Chicharrones+with+Aji+Sauce
Now, I didn't have the ingredients for the aji sauce, but I decided to try the shrimp recipe anyway. I used frozen and not fresh (once again, just decided to use what I had on hand).
The most time consuming part was waiting for the quinoa to dry after it was cooked, but that really didn't take too long (during which time the fire department and EMS arrive in my building.... Although they said nothing was wrong and left by the time the quinoa dried... For those that know me well, you know I'm a little antsy when the fire department is anywhere new my apartment).
Battering the shrimp was super simple and the time to cook was just about 10 minutes.
Overall, the shrimp were pretty darn good. Good texture. The shrimp I'd had in Lima were a bit sweet and I didn't get that taste with this recipe, so I may try a few tweaks down the road.
Highly recommend making them. Pretty healthy because of the quinoa and because they're baked not fried.
Now to think about tomorrow's plan... any suggestion?
Pinterest had some recipes and I decided to try this one http://www.simplyorganic.com/store.php?Screen=recipe&recipe=702&title=Peruvian+Quinoa+Shrimp+Chicharrones+with+Aji+Sauce
Now, I didn't have the ingredients for the aji sauce, but I decided to try the shrimp recipe anyway. I used frozen and not fresh (once again, just decided to use what I had on hand).
The most time consuming part was waiting for the quinoa to dry after it was cooked, but that really didn't take too long (during which time the fire department and EMS arrive in my building.... Although they said nothing was wrong and left by the time the quinoa dried... For those that know me well, you know I'm a little antsy when the fire department is anywhere new my apartment).
Battering the shrimp was super simple and the time to cook was just about 10 minutes.
Overall, the shrimp were pretty darn good. Good texture. The shrimp I'd had in Lima were a bit sweet and I didn't get that taste with this recipe, so I may try a few tweaks down the road.
Highly recommend making them. Pretty healthy because of the quinoa and because they're baked not fried.
Now to think about tomorrow's plan... any suggestion?
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