MANGOES!!! BASIL!! SHRIMP!! All good things right? HELL YES! My thoughts exactly!! I figured I'd make a little dish out of these simple ingredients. Light! Easy! Super tasty! And that is exactly what materialized when I put this together!! Take my word, this is simple recipe and you will be thrilled when this comes together like a fancy meal on a random weeknight. Also, easy enough to entertain with!
Ingredients:
1 lb of shrimp
1 large ripe mango, chopped into little cubes
1/4 cup tightly packed fresh basil
5-6 green scallions, thinly sliced
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cumin powder
1/4 tsp red chili powder
fresh ground black pepper, to taste
1 tbsp of olive oil
Directions:
Make sure to peel and devein the shrimp. Gather all of the shrimp into a bowl.
Toss this shrimp with the salt, cumin powder, red chili powder, and black pepper if you wish. Set aside to marinade while you prep everything else.
While the shrimp marinates, chop up your beautiful mango!
Next, slice up those scallions.
Last but definitely not least, grab your basil and you can either chop it up or cut it into ribbons.
Once you've got everything prepped, heat up the olive oil in a non-stick skillet. Place the shrimp in a single layer and cook the undersides until they turn pink, about a minute or so. Flip them over and cook for one more minute.
Now, stir in the mango, scallions, and the basil. Make sure to mix everything evenly and cook for about 2-3 more minutes until the shrimp is fully cooked through.
Transfer to a dish and you're ready to enjoy this wonderful marriage of flavors!
You can eat this with brown rice or rice pilaf...but it's good just by itself as well!
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