Italian
Catalana Shrimp
by Chef Max Mariola · 1.1M subscribers on YouTube
A fresh shrimp salad with three types of tomatoes, Tropea onion, sweet potato, and a citrus-shrimp head sauce. A simple yet impressive dish from Chef Max Mariola.
- Servings
- 2
- Difficulty
- medium
Ingredients
14 itemsMethod
- Peel and cut the sweet potato and yellow potato into similar-sized pieces.
- Boil salted water. Add sweet potato first, after 3 minutes add yellow potato. Cook until tender, then drain.
- Cut the three types of tomatoes into wedges.
- Blanch the Tropea onion in boiling water with white wine vinegar for a few seconds, then drain.
- Season the tomatoes with salt, olive oil, black pepper, and torn basil leaves.
- Season the drained onion with salt, olive oil, and a pinch of sugar.
- Peel the pink shrimp, crushing the heads into a bowl. Remove the vein.
- Quickly blanch the shrimp in boiling salted water for about 30 seconds to 1 minute, then drain.
- Make the sauce: mix the crushed shrimp heads with lime juice, olive oil, and salt.
- Plate: arrange the potatoes (unseasoned), tomatoes, shrimp, onion, basil leaves, and drizzle with the sauce.
- Mix everything together before eating.
Chef Max Mariola
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