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Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes 20

Ingredients

For the Shrimp Balls

2 tablespoons ghee

1 large onion, finely chopped

2 cloves garlic, minced

Kosher salt

2 teaspoons Arabic Seafood Spice Blend

1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

1/4 cup golden raisins, chopped

2 cups medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

Zest of 1 lemon

1/2 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped

1/4 cup fresh dill, finely chopped

For the Sauce

1/4 cup tamarind paste

3 tablespoons ghee

1 large onion, sliced

3 cloves garlic, sliced

Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

1 green chile, such as serrano or jalapeno, minced

1/2 teaspoon ground coriander

3 tablespoons tomato paste

1 loumi (dried lime)

1 small cinnamon stick

2 medium tomatoes, peeled and diced (about 2 cups)

3/4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped

1/2 cup fresh dill, finely chopped

Gallery

Shrimp Balls

                              Credit: 
                              Bobbi Lin

Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes 20

Shrimp Balls

                              Credit: 
                              Bobbi Lin

Shrimp Balls

                              Credit: 
                              Bobbi Lin

Shrimp Balls

Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes 20

Recipe Summary

Yield: Makes 20

Yield: Makes 20

Makes 20

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons ghee

  • 1 large onion, finely chopped

  • 2 cloves garlic, minced

  • Kosher salt

  • 2 teaspoons Arabic Seafood Spice Blend

  • 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted

  • 1/4 cup golden raisins, chopped

  • 2 cups medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

  • Zest of 1 lemon

  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped

  • 1/4 cup fresh dill, finely chopped

  • 1/4 cup tamarind paste

  • 3 tablespoons ghee

  • 1 large onion, sliced

  • 3 cloves garlic, sliced

  • Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper

  • 1 green chile, such as serrano or jalapeno, minced

  • 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander

  • 3 tablespoons tomato paste

  • 1 loumi (dried lime)

  • 1 small cinnamon stick

  • 2 medium tomatoes, peeled and diced (about 2 cups)

  • 3/4 cup fresh cilantro, finely chopped

  • 1/2 cup fresh dill, finely chopped

Directions

Make the shrimp balls: In a large skillet, melt ghee over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; season with 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook until softened, about 12 minutes. Add spice blend and cook 2 minutes. Stir in pine nuts and raisins and cook 2 minutes more. Set aside to cool.

In a food processor, pulse shrimp until finely minced. Transfer to a bowl and fold in lemon zest, cilantro, and dill. Fold in reserved onion mixture; set aside.

Make the sauce: Place tamarind in a small bowl and add just enough hot water to cover. Let soak until softened, at least 15 minutes. Mash with a fork before straining through a sieve into a bowl. Press on any remaining solids in sieve before discarding. Set aside.

In a large skillet, melt ghee over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until softened, about 12 minutes. Add chile, coriander, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring, about 2 minutes. Add tomato paste, loumi, cinnamon, tomatoes, and reserved tamarind liquid. Cook until tomatoes are softened, about 10 minutes. Add 4 cups water and simmer sauce for 10 minutes. Season with salt.

Using a 2-tablespoon scoop, form shrimp mixture into balls, adding directly into sauce as they are formed. Cover and let cook 5 minutes. Uncover and gently turn balls, then cover again and continue to cook until opaque throughout, about 5 minutes more. Stir in cilantro and dill just before serving.

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