Camarones Con Salsa de Anis (Shrimp with Anise Sauce)
Ingredients
- 12 shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 garlic clove chopped
- ¼ cup chopped onion
- ½ teaspoon anise seeds
- ½ teaspoon anise extract
- ½ cup white wine
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1 cup heavy cream
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a large pot, bring water to a boil. Turn off the heat, add the shrimp and cover. Leave the shrimp in the hot water for 1 minute, drain and set aside.
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and olive oil. Add the onions, garlic, salt and pepper. Cook about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the flour and stir well.
- Add the wine to the saucepan, bring to a boil and then reduce the heat to medium low. Add the heavy cream, shrimp, anise seeds, anise extract and cook in the sauce for 5 minutes, Remove from the heat and add the chopped parsley. Add salt and pepper if necessary.
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This simple Shrimp with Anise Sauce is a traditional Colombian dish from the department of Sucre, where plain white rice is always served to soak up the aromatic anise sauce.
This dish is so simple that once you make it, it's pretty easy to remember.
Buen provecho and have a nice weekend!
Belinda @zomppa
Delicious! Love a new way (for me) to use anise.
Baking is my Zen
Love the shrimp! Not a fan of anise though...
Simply Life
wow, can I have a dish? 🙂
Bo
This really looks so delicious.
Sandra G.
Love Shrimp And Anise Seeds!, Can't Believe They Are Both In the Same Recipe!
Chris
Gorgeous looking, Erica. It would work as an appetizer or main course. Love the rice timbale too.
Sook
Erica, the sauce for the shrimp looks so delicious and creamy!
Joanne
I love the flavor of anise but have only ever had it in desserts! What a nice savory variation.
norma
Very interesting and it looks delicious. I like the anis.
Oysterculture
I had only really used anise for sweets and baking, never for a dish like this. I am very intrigued. Sounds amazing
Reeni
I use a lot of Anise in my Italian desserts and have never seen it used in a savory dish. I absolutely love this! I can't wait to try it! My mouth is watering...
Faith
What a unique dish! I never would have thought to pair anise with shrimp but I bet it's delicious!
Gloria
This a perfect dish to me!! Me encanta Erica los camarones o gamas o lo que sean y esto se ve taaaan delicioso! me encanta! muchos cariños, gloria
Sophie
Waw!! What a stunning dish, dear Erica!!
Beautiful presented too! MMMMMMMMM,..I love anis!! You love it or you don't!
Joan Nova
I absolutely love the flavor of anise and use star anise and fennel in a lot of dishes. I like the idea of making it the star of this sauce and look forward to trying it.
Erica
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Pilar
Hola Erika! Se podra reemplazar el extracto de anis por un shot de aguardiente?
Erica
Pilar- Yes, that sounds delicious!Let me know if you like it!
roberto
Thank you for this delightful recipe. I prepared it tonight for a special friend (whose is from Colombia) to honor their world cup triumph. She had not heard of the dish, but we enjoyed it very much.
Looking forward to sharing more recipes in the future. Abrazos.
Anonymous
The sauce is a little thick. Going to try and thin with added wine. Can’t wait to have this