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DINING
Shrimp Recipes
Secret Recipes from Coastal Mississippi Chefs
story courtesy of Coastal Mississippi photos courtesy of Harrah’s Gulf Coast, Half Shell Oyster House Biloxi and Stephanie Paoletti
We celebrate shrimp year-round in Coastal Mississippi! Learn some of our coastal chefs’ secret recipes incorporating one of our generous Gulf’s delicacies.
KELLY ENGLISH –
Executive Chef, Magnolia House at Harrah’s Gulf Coast
Grilled Jack with Gulf Shrimp, Local Tomatoes, and a Harissa “Café Au Lait”
“This was the first dish I made that made me think about the combinations of histories that made it up. Shrimp can do that, they bring people and thoughts together.” – Kelly English
Serves: 8
Prep time: 30 Minutes Cook time: One Hour
For the Café au Lait:
1 qt of shrimp stock
2 pasillas, seeded and stemmed 1 lime, juice and zest of
1 tbsp whole cumin
1 tbsp whole coriander
1 can coconut milk
1 bay leaf
2 clove garlic
Salt and sugar to taste
For the Seafood:
Eight 6 oz portions of amberjack (skin off)
Salt and ground cumin to taste 16 shrimp (peeled and deveined) Salt and favorite creole seasoning
to taste
For the Tomato Salad:
8 peeled and quartered tomatoes Marinated in 1 part sherry vinegar and three parts olive oil to cover
Salt and pepper to taste Let sit for one hour
For Jalapeño and Cilantro Salad:
2 jalapeños, sliced with seeds still intact Thirty-two cilantro leaves
Instructions:
1. Simmer all ingredients in a pot and
blend in a blender, pass through a
chinois.
2. Serve in a coffee press with fresh
coriander and cumin.
3. Pour over 6 oz grilled skin-off
amberjack (seasoned with salt and cumin), two shrimp sautéed in creole spices, a peeled tomato salad marinated in sherry vinaigrette, and topped with a fresh salad of cilantro (four leaves) and jalapeño (three slices).
Plating should be as follows:
1. In a bowl, arrange tomatoes in the
center, top with the amberjack.
2. Stack the shrimp on top of the fish
with the jalapeños and cilantro daintily
placed on the very top.
3. Pour the harissa café au lait around the
side.
For more recipes, visit gulfcoast.org/blog/post/secret-recipes-to-celebrate-national-shrimp-day.
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GRILLED JACK with Gulf Shrimp, Local Tomatoes, and a Harissa “Café Au Lait”