Jamaican Shrimp Curry

This Jamaican Shrimp Curry is made with coconut milk, curry powder, garlic, and green bell peppers. 

Jamaican food is really delicious and easy to make once you get the hang of it. The ingredients are very basic and the recipes are fairly straight forward. Looking for another Jamaican recipe then your going to want to try Jamaican Curry Chicken.

This dish here can be pulled together in under 30 minutes and delivers BIG on flavor.

WHAT IS JAMAICAN SHRIMP CURRY

It’s a dish that hails from Jamaica and is often cooked with ginger, garlic, thyme, scotch bonnet peppers, green peppers and curry spice.

And is simple enough to make that even the amateur home cook can pull this off.

HOW TO MAKE JAMAICAN CURRY SHRIMP

• Jamaican Curry Powder – be sure to get this and not an Indian variety as the Jamaican one is much Spicer and traditional to Jamaican cooking.
• Thick Coconut milk * skip the watered down varieties
• Shrimp
• Scotch Bonnet pepper
• Jamaican Curry Powder – be sure to get this and not an Indian variety as the Jamaican one is much Spicer and traditional to Jamaican cooking.
• Thick Coconut milk * skip the watered down varieties
• Shrimp
• Scotch Bonnet pepper
• Tomato paste
• Thyme
• Ginger
• Garlic
• Onion
• Limes
• Rice

The shrimp is curried to perfection and has become one of our new households favorites. 

It is also a favorite in our household.

So if you like curry as much as me, then you are sure to love this recipe.

Keep in mind you will want to use a good quality coconut milk, one that is not to watery. As well you want to get ahold of real Jamaican curry powder it is made with less turmeric than most and has more chilies in it to give it that traditional heat you would expect from a Jamaican curry.

HOW TO MAKE JAMAICAN SHRIMP CURRY

Instead of using fresh scotch bonnet peppers, I like to use the sauce as there is less likely a chance that I will burn my eyes. If you want to use fresh scotch bonnet peppers, just be careful as those peppers are fire hot and you can burn your eyes if your not careful. 

This recipe is super easy to make. Trust me it is as easy as 1, 2, 3

JAMAICAN CURRY PRAWNS

First you want to cook some rice. I like to use Basmati rice for this dish, however any type works. 

1. First you want to cook some rice. I like to use Basmati rice for this dish, however any type works. 
2. Then in a large skillet you will want to add some coconut oil then the garlic and ginger powder along with the Jamaican curry powder and saute on medium heat till fragrant.
3. Next add in your Red Thai Curry paste and saute 1 minute till fragrant.
4. Add in remaining spices then the can of coconut milk.
5. Simmer on medium heat and add in your chopped onion and green pepper. Simmer on medium – low till the veggies have become tender. 
6. Lastly add in the shrimp and cook till no longer pink.
7. Serve over rice with fresh limes. 

Keep in mind you can use fresh ginger, onions and garlic if you so desire.

JAMAICAN CURRY FACTS

Jamaican curry powder on average is spicer than other curry powders. However it tends to be a bit spicer than most Indian varieties. Also Jamaican curry powder is toasted which gives it more flavor.

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