Shrimp Curry with Saba

A curried shrimps with a twist. This shrimp recipe includes saba or plantain bananas which will have a little sweetness. Curried dishes mostly are Thai and Indian cuisines and I think this recipe is adopted to those kinds of dishes. I Hope you will also like this dish like the chicken curry that has become one of our favorite Filipino food.

To cook shrimp curry with saba; Peel plantain bananas and cut into 1/2 inch slices. Set aside. Heat a saucepan and melt the butter then saute onion until translucent. Then add in the plantain, bay leaves and curry powder. Stir cook for about 1 minute. Then pour in broth and milk and simmer for 10 minutes. Add in the shrimps and cook until done. Pour in lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.

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How to Cook Shrimp Curry with Saba

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Cook Time11 minutes mins

Total Time21 minutes mins

Course: Seafood Recipe

Cuisine: Filipino

Servings: 8 servings

Author: Manny

Ingredients

• 1/2 kilo shrimps shelled
• 1 kilo ripe saba bananas plantains
• 1 Tbsp butter
• 2 large onions chopped
• 2 pcs bay leaf
• 2 Tbsp curry powder
• 1/2 cup vegetable broth or water
• 1/2 cup fresh milk
• 1 pc lemon juice extracted
• salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

How to cook Shrimp Curry with Saba:

• Peel plantain bananas and cut into 1/2 inch slices. Set aside.
• Heat a saucepan and melt the butter then saute onion until translucent.
• Then add in the plantain, bay leaves and curry powder.
• Stir cook for about 1 minute. Then pour in broth and milk and simmer for 10 minutes.
• Add in the shrimps and cook until done. Pour in lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.
• Serve hot.