SHRIMP CURRY
(Source: Gourmet Magazine, March 2005)
Makes 4 servings.

My friend Barbara (and I) gave this four thumbs up!
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• 1 large onion, quartered
  
• 1 (2-inch-long) piece fresh ginger, peeled
  
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
  
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  
• 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder (preferably Madras)
  
• 1 to 2 fresh serrano chiles, halved lengthwise
  
• 1 cup water
  
• 1 (14-oz) can unsweetened coconut milk (not low fat)
  
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  
• 1 lb large shrimp in shell (21 to 25 per lb)
  Accompaniment: cooked basmati rice
  Garnish: lime wedges
  
  Pulse onion and ginger in a food processor until finely chopped. Cook onion mixture with salt and sugar in oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until onion begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in curry powder and chiles and cook, stirring frequently, 2 minutes. Stir in water, coconut milk, and lime juice and simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, 5 to 8 minutes.
  
  While sauce simmers, peel shrimp (devein if desired) and season with salt and pepper. Add shrimp to sauce and simmer, stirring occasionally, until shrimp are just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Add salt to taste and serve immediately.
  

Posted February 6, 2010
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