Angry Shrimp with Citrus/Spinach salad

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Total Time:
25 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
5 min
Yield:
8 servings
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

Flour Mixture:

Salad:

  • 2 blood oranges, peeled and sectioned, pith removed
  • 2 tangelos, peeled and sectioned, pith removed
  • 2 grapefruit, peeled and sectioned, pith removed
  • Salt and pepper
  • Extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 pounds (16 to 20 count shrimp) 4 per person, peeled but with the tail on
  • 6 large cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 2 serrano or jalapeno peppers, thinly sliced
  • 1 1/2 cups basil leaves, stemmed and cleaned
  • 1 tablespoon orange, julienned
  • 1 bunch basil, cleaned
  • 3 cups pre-washed spinach, stems removed

Directions

Mix the flour mixture for shrimp:

Combine the ingredients and set aside in container. This step can be done the day before dinner.

Peel and cut the citrus fruit into sections over a plate. Drain the juice from the plate into a bowl. Season liberally with gray salt and black pepper. Whisk in olive oil to form a vinaigrette (it should be in proportion, about 2 parts juice to 1 part olive oil).

Season citrus sections with salt and pepper. Drizzle a little of the vinaigrette on them to marinate and put them on a platter.

Have your fishmonger peel the prawns but leave the tails on for handles. Season liberally with salt and pepper. Preheat a saute pan on high. Dredge the shrimp in the flour mixture. This will give them a nice crust and allow them to stay crispy and fresh at room temperature. Add olive oil to the pan and put in 1 layer of shrimp. You want them to caramelize, so don't toss or move them. Add a little more oil if the flour absorbs what's in the pan. After about 3 minutes, turn over the prawns. Let it caramelize, toss and turn out onto a cookie sheet. Add about 1/4 cup more olive oil to the already hot saute pan. Drain pan juices from the cookie sheet into the saute pan. Add sliced garlic and let it get light brown. Add chiles and let them get soft. Add the basil and stand back - there's a lot of water in basil and it will pop. Let it get crispy, less than a minute. While this is happening, arrange prawns over the citrus salad. Add the orange zest to the basil/garlic/chile mixture in the saute pan. Season with salt and pepper, then spoon basil/garlic/chile mixture over the prawns.

Toss the spinach with the citrus vinaigrette and mound on top of the prawns. Serve.

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  • on January 13, 2010

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    My husband took a photo of this dish because the presentation is so pretty. I would defintely add more heat to it but it is a great dish for a party and there won't be leftovers. Michael Chiarello's recipes are always terrific.

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  • on November 20, 2009

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    This recipe was so delicious and it was a great meal to make with friends. We made it on a Saturday afternoon and it was very refreshing and unique. I will be making this dish again and again. I made it a long time ago and decided to look it up again, so that's how impressive it was.

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  • on August 25, 2008

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    My boyfriend and I tried this recipe the other day. Neither of us are expert cooks yet, so we definitely messed up a few things. Such as the timing, burned the garlic/basil mix, burned some of the shrimp. However, it still came out absolutely delicious. Even cold! Ha : It really was one of the best dishes I've ever had. Can't wait until we can do this one right, it will be over 5 stars.

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