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!
Anonymous
The sauce is a little thick. Going to try and thin with added wine. Can’t wait to have this
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.
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!