Yesterday I was talking about ancestors on Facebook and the topic brought so many memories of my mom and my aunt cooking in the kitchen and making a feast for the eyes and senses.
So I came back from work and decided to make this easy, healthy and delicious recipe! I grew up eating Ensopado de Camarao and that aroma of the shrimp and coconut milk, just fills my heart!
I want to share a little bit of the history of the dish: African slaves came to Brazil in the 1700s to work on the sugar cane plantations and brought their rich cuisine, which influenced and infused the Portuguese sea food cuisine.
They introduced herbs, roots, flour and the delicious aroma of a strong culture which left their mark, at least in the kitchen, since their voices and freedom prohibited from expressing it otherwise.
Ingredients:
1 diced onion
2 cloves of garlic
1 diced tomato
Salt, pepper to taste
2 pounds of raw shrimp deveined and tail off
2 tbsp of Olive Oil
2 tbsp of Coconut Milk
Chopped cilantro or parsley to garnish
I did not have cilantro, so I used parsley from my garden. I just love going to my garden and picking up fresh parsley to use in these dishes!
Preparation:
Sautee onion, garlic until soft:
Season the shrimp with salt and pepper:
Add tomato and cook until a light broth comes out of it, for 5 minutes or less:
Add coconut milk and cook until shrimp is fully cooked.
Add chopped cilantro or parsley to garnish and serve over white rice. I personally add 1/2 of a shrimp cube (you will find it in the Spanish aisle of your grocery store) to the rice while it’s cooking for extra flavor.
It should not take more than 15 minutes including prep and cooking! I’ve shared this recipe before on the blog, but it came out so good yesterday, that I thought it was time to bring a fresh look to it!
I hope you enjoy this traditional and easy, no fat added dish as much as I do! What dishes bring childhood memories to you?
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You didn’t even have to mention healthy, easy or delicious. You just had to mention the word shrimp and you had me. I would love to make this. Maybe over the weekend.
Oh my gosh these look so tasty! Will definitely be trying these out in the future. Thanks for sharing!
Omg how yummy!!!!! I just love shrimp. One of my favorite foods. I must give your recipe a try!!
Shrimps are my favorite, and cooking them in coconut milk and spices makes for a truly great meal. I am trying this for sure. 🙂
that dish just looks absolutely fab. whenever we are near the beach shrimp is always on the shopping list!
Cilantro and parsley add a ton of flavor to any food. We use these two a lot! We also like coconut milk.
yum this looks great. thanks so much for sharing.
This looks delicious. I love shrimp and every ingredient in this recipe. Thanks for sharing.
Oh yum! This sounds and looks delicious. I always love finding new shrimp dishes to try as it’s the only seafood I really enjoy. Can’t wait to try this!
I’m not a fan of shrimp but I am going to pass it on to my shrimp loving friends because I think they would appreciate it!
Yay! my dad loves loves shrimp. hhhmmm hopefully we can try it this weekend.
Thanks for sharing
I’m a shrimp fan. My father loves cooking shrimp since I was a kid so it became my favorite. 😀 Good thing you give me a new idea on how to enjoy shrimp. 🙂 Thanks for this.
Yum! I love shrimps! For someone who doesn’t cook, this is certainly something I can try at home. My daughter and I love shrimps, not my hubby though… He’s allergic. 🙂 Thanks for sharing this.
I can’t believe how easy it is to do! I love the recipe and I will definitely try this. Shrimps are definitely better cooked as simple as possible to not ruin its freshness!
I will have to try this for sure! I have a good friend that lives in Brazil who has been sending me recipes to try but I think this looks like the next one on that list!
I am always up for a new shrimp dish! This sounds yummy, thanks for the recipe!
I love shrimps and I am glad to know another great recipe. Do you know if I can replace the cilantro/parsley with celery?
Shrimp is nice and light. Perfect for the summer. I like this dish!
This looks like a delicious shrimp dish and healthy too. Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I wish I liked seafood because that looks amazing! My husband would love this!
I really am craving a wonderful shrimp dish right now, and this fits the bill! Love the addition of coconut milk. Yum! Thanks.
My husband and I love shrimp and have just gotten my daughter to eat it. I will be saving this recipe to make for dinner one night because I know we will all love it.
Shrimp is one of my favorite foods. I would love to try out this Brazilian dish!
I love shrimp, but never have tried Brazilian style before. This dish looks super tasty, can’t wait to try it
Yummy dish. I will have to give it a try . I love Cilantro, we grow it in our herb garden.
That looks really good! It has my mouth watering! I love growing things in my back yard and I currently have a whole bunch of cilantro. Does cilantro and parsley have similar flavors?
This looks amazing! My son loves shrimp. I’m going to give it a try 🙂
Ohhh this looks delicious! I love that you used fresh herbs in the dish as well
This looks super delicious. My daughter loves shrimp now and this would be a great recipe to try one night. I need to stock up on coconut milk.
We love shrimp! I am going to have to give this dish a try, I am never sure how to cook shrimp at home.
this is the fourth recipe i have seen in an hour that makea me so hungry
Shrimp is loved by my entire family and I am always looking for new delicious ways to make a meal out of it. I think my family would definitely love this dish.
I love shrimp but I’ve never tried it this way! That recipe looks easy and yummy. Thanks for sharing it!
A delightful recipe indeed! I love its simplicity that belies the deliciousness! I have a friend form Brazil who makes this from to time when she entertains. Lovely!
There’s two dishes: Spaghetti which was always made on Christmas Eve just before church for the family, and then my Grandma’s Cream of Mushroom Beef Roast. She took the recipe with her when she passed and I’ve spent the last six years trying to figure it out! Which I think I FINALLY did last month! Those smells of childhood meals just make you teary-eyed don’t they?