Marks Shrimp Recipes

SHRIMP JAMBALAYA

Steps:

• Put olive oil in a medium casserole over medium heat. Add onions, bell pepper and ham, if using. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onions soften and everything begins to brown, about 10 minutes.
• Add rice, garlic, cayenne and thyme, and stir for about 1 minute. Add tomatoes and cook, stirring, for 5 minutes, or until tomatoes begin to break up.
• Stir in stock. Bring to a boil, turn heat to medium and cook, uncovered, about 20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice is tender, adding liquid if necessary. Rice should be tender, not soupy.
• Add shrimp and stir with a fork. Cook 2 to 3 minutes, then cover and let rest for 10 to 20 minutes. Garnish as you like and serve.

MARK'S SHRIMP

Steps:

• Stir mayonnaise and chili sauce together in a large bowl. Add chile-garlic sauce and stir.
• Spread cornstarch into a wide dish. Press shrimp into cornstarch to coat in a thin layer.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Deep fry shrimp in batches until the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 5 minutes per batch; drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Combine mayonnaise sauce and shrimp in the large bowl; stir to coat shrimp in the sauce.
• Line a bowl with lettuce leaves. Pile shrimp into bowl and garnish with green onion to serve.

SHRIMP AND GRITS

Steps:

• For grits: Begin preparing grits according to package instructions (sometimes I split liquid called for w/half water/half milk). Whisk in salt, pepper, garlic powder, and parsley. Whisk occasionally; as grits begin to thicken, stir in butter to incorporate. Let sit for another minute. Whisk/stir in shredded cheese and beer until smooth.
• Adjust seasonings, butter and cheese to taste. Keep covered and warm until ready for shrimp.
• For shrimp: Preheat the oven broiler.
• Stovetop, warm a 12-inch oven safe skillet over medium heat, add olive oil. When oil begins to ripple/shimmer, whisk in paprika, cumin, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Whisk together and let simmer for about one minute.
• Add the shrimp, shake the skillet to distribute shrimp evenly in 1 layer over bottom of skillet. Wait 30 seconds, turn shrimp over once. Place skillet in oven under preheated broiler for 2 minutes. Carefully remove skillet from oven. Spoon shrimp and olive oil mixture over prepared grits.

SHRIMP, MARK'S WAY

Steps:

• Put the oil in a large skillet over medium heat and add the garlic. Cook carefully, lowering the heat as necessary, until the garlic is just colored; add the spices and stir.
• Raise the heat to medium and add the shrimp; sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook gently, turning once or twice, until nicely coated with the spices and oil and cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• Serve the shrimp with the pan juices, garnishing with the parsley and lemon wedges.

MARK'S SHRIMP

Steps:

• Stir mayonnaise and chili sauce together in a large bowl. Add chile-garlic sauce and stir.
• Spread cornstarch into a wide dish. Press shrimp into cornstarch to coat in a thin layer.
• Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Deep fry shrimp in batches until the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 5 minutes per batch; drain on a paper towel-lined plate.
• Combine mayonnaise sauce and shrimp in the large bowl; stir to coat shrimp in the sauce.
• Line a bowl with lettuce leaves. Pile shrimp into bowl and garnish with green onion to serve.