Appetizer

Shrimps with Port wine recipe

Clara Campos
On February 4, 2012

Shrimps with Port wine recipe is an exquisite appetizer that combines the elegance of the Port wine with the delicious taste of the shrimps. Great way to start your meal, don’t you think?

Shrimps with Port wine recipe is a great appetizer that gathers two ingredients of excellence of the Portuguese gastronomy, namely shrimps and Port wine. Besides its elegance, this recipe is appreciated for being easy and quick to prepare.

The shrimps with Port wine also attests the versatility of Port wine as gastronomic ingredient.

Shrimps with Port wine recipe

Prep time

2 hours 15 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

2 hours 35 mins

Shrimps with Port wine is a great way to start a magnificent meal. The elegance of the Port wine enhances the unique flavour of the shrimps.

Recipe type: appetizer

Serves: 4

Ingredients

8 shrimps
1 pineapple
3 chopped garlic cloves
1 dash of olive oil
1 tsp. honey
2 glasses of port wine
Chopped coriander, walnuts and pine nuts at your taste

Instructions

Cut the shrimps in two (starting from the tails to the heads) and reserve at the fridge.
Meanwhile, peel and laminate the pineapple; marinate the pineapple slices on Port wine and the garlic cloves for about 2 hours.
On a pot mix the olive oil, the honey, the coriander, the walnuts, the pine nuts and the pineapple. Let the pineapple dry out for a few minutes and remove it from the sauce.
On the same sauce fry the shrimps. Add the Port wine of the marinade and let it thicken. Then serve the shrimps with the pineapple and the sauce. Your friends will love this shrimps with Port wine recipe!