fourservingsIn need of a quick and delicious dinner ? This White beans and Shrimp Stew recipe is for you.It is a hearty comfort food which can be eaten on cold evenings either on its own or alongside a plate of rice or as a quick fix with some bread ( I eat bread for a living-lol )
‘If you can’t feed a hundred people, then just feed one’ Mother Teresa
What type of white beans can I use?
– Cannellini beans (White kidney beans)
-Great Northern beans
-Navy beans
-Lima beans (Butter beans)
I recommend using any white beans as long as it is pre cooked . If you do not want to use pre cooked white beans, first soak the beans in water for at least an hour to soften them before boiling.
For more flavor, I recommend adding my green sauce marinade. This is one of my recipes I am most proud of. It is packed with flavor and works well on almost everything.I use it as a marinade for fish, chicken, beef, in stews etc. Since it is a must have in my kitchen, I usually make a big pot of it and store some in my freezer for later use and the rest in my refrigerator.
What if I don’t eat Shrimps?
If you do not eat shrimps, use beef, chicken, fish, or add a variety of vegetables to it and serve as a meatless course.
Accompany your Shrimp and White beans with a side of rice, fried plantains or garlic bread.
Shrimp White Beans Stew
Ingredients
- 800 grams canned white beans
- 6 tiger shrimps
- 3 large tomatoes
- ½ large onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 2 inch ginger
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 mini seasoning cube
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
Shrimp seasoning
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp all purpose seasoning
Optional
- 1 tbsp green sauce (link to recipe below)
Instructions
- Blend tomatoes, onion and garlic in a food processor to a chunky puree.
- Devein, wash and dry shrimps. Season with salt and all purpose seasoning.
- Add oil to a skillet on medium heat and fry shrimps for 3 minutes on each side. Take off heat and set aside.
- To the same skillet, add pureed tomatoes and let it simmer till the liquid reduces. What will be left are chunks of tomatoes with very little liquid.
- Add beans ,shrimps, seasoning cube (maggi), salt. Cover the skillet for 5minutes.
- Open skillet and add green sauce marinade.
- Stir and immediately take off heat.
- Enjoy.
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