Jamaican Curry Shrimp Recipe

Name: Jamaican Curry Shrimp Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 31 min
Total time: 46 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Jamaican
Ingredients: 1 lb jumbo shrimps; 2 ½ tbsp jamaican curry powder; 1 tsp all-purpose seasoning; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 onion; 1 red bell pepper; 1 green bell pepper; 1 scotch bonnet; 3 cloves garlic; 13 oz unsweetened coconut milk; 1 ½ tsp tomato ketchup; 4 sprigs thyme; To taste salt; To taste pepper

A Jamaican dinner made with seafood. Ready in about 46 minutes. Difficulty: medium.

15 minPrep (about)
31 minCook (about)
46 minTotal time
4Servings
MediumDifficulty

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Ingredients

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Main ingredient

¾ lb jumbo shrimps

Fresh & other

1 onion
1 red bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
1 green bell pepper Shopping tip: Bell pepper (UK recipes call it pepper).
1 scotch bonnet Shopping tip: Very hot. Habanero is the same heat and easier to find.
2 cloves garlic
10 oz unsweetened coconut milk
3 sprigs thyme Shopping tip: Fresh sprigs or dried both work (1 tsp dried = 1 tbsp fresh).

Sauces & oils

1 ½ tbsp olive oil
1 ¼ tsp tomato ketchup

Spices & seasonings (4): jamaican curry powder, all-purpose seasoning, salt, pepper

2 tbsp jamaican curry powder
¾ tsp all-purpose seasoning
To taste salt
To taste pepper

How to make it

Steps in our own plain words.

Season shrimp using 2 ¼ tsp of curry powder plus all-purpose seasoning.
Put it to one side for around 10 min while you prepare the other ingredients garlic, peppers and like chopping your onions.
Heat 1 ½ tablespoons of olive oil in large pan over medium heat.
Add sliced yellow onion, bell pepper, green bell, scotch bonnet pepper, if using, plus chopped garlic.
Mix for 5 min, until peppers are slightly softened.
Add 1 tablespoon curry powder to the pan.
Stir for an more minute.
Add thyme, ketchup, seasoned shrimp and coconut milk, making sure your shrimp is covered in the sauce.
Let your sauce to come to a simmer plus continue to cook over flipping the shrimp halfway, stirring every so often and medium heat, till your shrimp is fully cooked on both sides.
This should take about 5-6 minutes.
Salt and pepper to taste.