Serve this mild curry dish with Basmati rice. Basmati rice generally is about 11 CHO/1/3 cup cooked. This recipe is a quick and flavorful weeknight meal. Get organized and cook away! Have as many shrimp as you want, they are 0 CHO.
Coconut Curry Shrimp
Ingredients
- Coconut Curry Sauce
- 1 TBSP olive oil 0 CHO
- ½ cup chopped red onion (60 grams) 5 CHO
- ½ tsp. minced garlic 0 CHO
- 1 TBSP (15 gr) fresh grated ginger 3 CHO
- ½ tsp. pepper 0 CHO
- ¾ tsp. salt 0 CHO
- ½ tsp. turmeric 0 CHO
- 2 tsp. ground coriander/or coriander seeds 0 CHO
- 1 tsp. curry powder 0 CHO
- 1 - 14 oz can whole tomatoes mashed (4 CHO/125 gr) 12.73 CHO
- 1 cup unsweetened coconut milk 4 CHO
- 2 TBSP (4 gr) fresh cilantro for garnish
- TOTAL CHO 24.43 CHO
- TOTAL WEIGHT OF SAUCE 660 GRAMS
- 24.43 CHO DIVIDED BY 660 GRAMS = .037 CHO/GRAM
- 1 TBSP = 14 GRAMS (.037 CHO x 14 GRAMS) .518 CHO/TBSP
- ¼ CUP = 4 TBSP (.518 CHO x 4) 2.07 CHO/1/4 CUP
- ¼ CUP = 56 GRAMS
- Shrimp Marinade
- 1 lb large count shrimp
- ¼ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- ¼ tsp. cayenne pepper
- 2 TBSP (28 gr) fresh lemon juice, half of large lemon
Instructions
Toss shrimp and marinade in a dish and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Careful..... don’t leave longer than 10 minutes or the shrimp will start to break down.
Coconut Curry Sauce : If I don’t have a small tin of tomatoes mash a large can of tomatoes and weigh out half. Should be about 1.5 cups or 14 oz./398 gr. I usually mash the tomatoes with a potato masher to break up the tomatoes a bit regardless.
Heat olive oil in pan and add chopped onion. Gently sauté for 3 – 5 minutes and add garlic, ginger, coriander, ground or (seeds – that resemble small celery seeds), salt, pepper, turmeric and curry powder.
Mix to blend and add tomatoes, mix again and then add coconut milk. Cook for 5 minutes on medium low. Increase heat to a low boil and add shrimp along with marinade.
Stir, cover and cook until shrimp is done, 3 – 5 minutes. Serve immediately alongside Basmati rice (CHO will depend on your serving size of rice). Garnish with cilantro.
