Amazon Pumpkin Shrimp

Name: Amazon Pumpkin Shrimp
Ingredients: 1 (2 lb) sugar pumpkin; 2 lbs medium shrimp; 2 large yellow onions, chopped; 3 cloves garlic; 4 large plum tomatoes; 2 bunches cilantro; olive oil, for sauteing; salt and pepper; Tabasco sauce

9 ingredients

19 steps

Ingredients

1 (2 lb) sugar pumpkin
2 lbs medium shrimp
2 large yellow onions, chopped
3 cloves garlic
4 large plum tomatoes
2 bunches cilantro
olive oil, for sauteing
salt and pepper
Tabasco sauce

Directions

1

Line a roasting pan with heavy foil.
2

Preheat oven to 350.
3

Slice off top of pumpkin and save to use as cover/lid.
4

Take out pumpkin seeds and strings.
5

Saute chopped onions till translucent and beginning to caramelize in the olive oil.
6

Chop and add garlic to the onions.
7

Add salt and freshly ground pepper.
8

Clean and devein shrimp.
9

Chop tomatoes and saute with onions and garlic till the tomatoes have softened.
10

Add shrimp and saute until shrimp turn pink.
11

Don't overcook!
12

Chop the cilantro and sprinkle over the shrimp mixture.
13

Taste for salt and pepper.
14

Fill the pumpkin with the shrimp mixture.
15

Cover with lid.
16

Bake until the pumpkin is soft.
17

Dish out shrimp and pumpkin together.
18

Serve with rice.
19

Sprinkle with hot sauce for extra spicy flavor.