Name: Mango Pineapple Shrimps
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Ingredients: 12 to 15 large shrimps peeled and deveined; salt; pepper; 1 teaspoon lemon juice or lime juice; 2 tablespoons pineapple juice; 1 onion; 3 cloves garlic; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 generous pinch dried thyme; ½ cup cubed mangoes; ½ cup pineapple tidbits; fish sauce (to taste); 1 splash rice vinegar; 1 generous pinch sugar

Mango Pineapple Shrimps

By Connie Veneracion

Choose the sweetest fresh fruits that you can find to cook mango pineapple shrimps. It’s the only way to truly savor the flavors of this dish.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Tropical

Keyword Mangoes, Pineapple, Shrimps

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 5 mins

Servings 2 people

Author Connie Veneracion

Ingredients

12 to 15 large shrimps peeled and deveined
salt
pepper
1 teaspoon lemon juice or lime juice
2 tablespoons pineapple juice
1 onion
3 cloves garlic
2 tablespoons butter
1 generous pinch dried thyme
½ cup cubed mangoes
½ cup pineapple tidbits
fish sauce to taste
1 splash rice vinegar
1 generous pinch sugar

Instructions

Place the shrimps in a bowl. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour in the lemon or lime juice and pineapple juice. Toss. Set aside.
Roughly chop the onion.
Mince the garlic.
Heat the butter in a frying pan.
Add the chopped onion, minced garlic and thyme. Saute until fragrant.
Drain the shrimps and add to the pan. Cook for about 30 seconds per side.
Add the marinade, mango cubes and pineapple tidbits.
Season with fish sauce, rice vinegar and sugar.
Allow everything to cook for a minute or two to allow the flavors to blend.
Serve the shrimps with sweet mangoes and pineapple immediately.

Connie’s Notes

Serving suggestion: Place rice in bowls. Top with the shrimps with sweet mangoes and pineapple. Drizzle in some of the pan juices. Sprinkle with parsley.