Shrimp with Shallot-Cream Mustard Sauce

This is a very elegant, delicious dish that’s pretty easy to make once you’ve got all of the ingredients prepped and ready to go. The actual cooking time isn’t more than about 10 minutes. Serve with rice pilaf, orzo, quinoa, etc.

Ted Scheffler

November 22, 2019

Ingredients:

1 lb. large shrimp/prawns, peeled and deveined
1/2 cup fresh parsley leaves
1/4 cup fresh tarragon leaves
1/2 cup cornichons pickles
1/4 cup sliced shallots
2 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 Tbsp all-purpose flour
1/2 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream
2 Tbsp Dijon mustard
Freshly ground pepper
¼ cup slivered almonds, toasted (optional)

Method:

1. Either by hand with a sharp knife or in a food processor, chop parsley, tarragon, cornichons, and shallots to a fine consistency.
2. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon butter over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and cook, turning once, until just pink.
3. Transfer the shrimp to a plate. Pour any fat from the skillet. Return the skillet to the heat and add the remaining tablespoon of butter and the flour. Reduce heat to medium-low and whisk continually, making a light roux. Keep whisking the roux for 3–4 minutes until it’s light brown/tan in color.
4. Whisk the chicken broth into the roux and cook until thickened.
5. Stir in the cream, mustard, and the herb-cornichon-shallot mixture. Whisk to blend well.
6. Add shrimp back to the pan and cook over medium heat, simmering, until heated through, about 5 minutes. Season with black pepper, to taste. Serve the shrimp napped with the cream sauce and garnish with the (optional) toasted almonds and minced parsley or tarragon.

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Ted Scheffler

Originally trained as an anthropologist, Ted Scheffler is a seasoned food, wine, and travel writer based in Utah. He loves cooking, skiing, music, and reading, and spends an inordinate amount of time tending to his ever-growing herd of guitars and amplifiers. Ted is also the author of the Utah Bites newsletter, which is published in partnership with Utah Stories. Before moving to Utah, Ted lived in New York City, and numerous states in the US, as well as in various countries overseas, Spain, Japan, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. He earned a Master’s Degree in Anthropology from the Graduate Faculty of The New School for Social Research.