Persimmon Recipe:
Sweet And Sour Shrimp With Persimmon
Difficulty: easy
Prep time: 6 minutes
Cook time 5 minutes
Makes 4-5 skewers
Ingredients:
1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup white wine vinegar
2 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon ginger, freshly grated
dash red chili flakes
1/4 teaspoon each salt and freshly ground pepper
1 persimmon, peeled and cut into wedges
2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
20 fresh cilantro leaves
Steps:
Thread 4-5 shrimp on each skewer. In a large sauté pan, heat olive oil on medium-high heat. Quickly sear shrimp skewers 1 minute on each side and transfer to a plate.
In the same pan, turn the heat to low. Add vinegar, honey, water, ginger and chili flakes. Allow liquid to reduce by half, about 2-3 minutes. Turn off heat. Add persimmons and cilantro leaves. Add back shrimp skewers to the sauce to glaze and reheat. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and garnish with cilantro leaves.
Submitted by: Chef Georges Mokbel
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