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Elvi's Kitchen's Delicious Coconut Curry Shrimp

Oct 23, 2019Last Modified: October 11, 2021

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Coconut Curry Shrimp served with rice in a bowl

Belizean cuisine has been influenced by so many diverse cultures. It truly is a melting pot. Some of these include Maya, Chinese, Lebanese, Mennonite, Carribean, British, East Indian, and Creole.

Located on the Caribbean Sea, it is obviously a place that is rich with delicious seafood...conch, spiny lobster, grouper, and shrimp to name but just a few.

The dish I would like to share with you is Coconut Curry Shrimp, and the recipe is from my Flavors of Belize cookbook, which I bought during a trip to Belize in 2013.

The trip to Belize was in a word INCREDIBLE. Beautiful people, animals, flora, food, sea, and culture...it was everything I wanted in a vacation and more.

Lamanai Mayan Ruins Belize
Lamanai Mayan Ruins, Belize

Elvi's Kitchen - Ambergris Caye, Belize

During our trip, we were privileged to dine at Elvi's Kitchen, on Ambergris Caye. Elvi's Kitchen is one of the most famous and popular restaurants on Ambergris Caye, Belize's largest island. Elvi's Kitchen restaurant's floor is completely sand and it is so fun to run your toes through it whilst eating!

Below are some photos of our dining experience at Elvi's.

  • Interior of Elvi's Kitchen restaurant with dining tables and a sand floor
  • Wasaviche from Elvi's kitchen ceviche topped with fried noodles on a white plate

So we dined on Belizean tacos and Wasaviche when we went to Elvi's. In addition to buying this food, we also bought my most favorite souvenir/memento of our trip from Elvi's...the Flavors of Belize cookbook.

Flavors of Belize Cookbook

I have been cooking up some recipes from this book and my absolute favorite recipe is Coconut Curry Shrimp, from Elvi's Kitchen. I am absolutely thrilled that they are allowing me to publish their amazing recipe to share with everyone!

This recipe includes curry powder, cardamom, Creole sauce, ginger, and garlic. I was blown away by how amazing the flavors were, and since I am a huge fan of curries, I knew this would be a dish that I would fall in love with. 🙂 I think you will too.

Coconut Curry Shrimp served with rice in a bowl

Please note, I have substituted the Creole sauce with Tabasco, as unfortunately I don't have permission to publish the Creole sauce recipe. You may consider this recipe from Food.com for Belizean Style Habanero Sauce if you would like to make your own.

A HUGE thank you to Elvi's Kitchen! And please if you visit Belize, you MUST make a beeline to Elvi's Kitchen, the most amazing restaurant on Ambergris Caye, Belize!!!

Other Belizean Recipes You May Enjoy

From Belize: Belizean Stewed Chicken

Belizean Stewed Chicken

Recipe from Belize: Belizean Rice and Beans

Belizean Rice and Beans in a bowl

Belizean Stewed Beans

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Coconut Curry Shrimp in a pan

Coconut Curry Shrimp

Elvi's Kitchen, Ambergris Caye, Belize
This Coconut Curry Shrimp will blow your mind! It is a recipe from Elvi's Kitchen, a most amazing restaurant on the island of Ambergris Caye, Belize. If you love shrimp, this will become a favorite!!
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 25 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Belizean
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
  • salt to taste
  • 1 ts pepper freshly ground
  • 2 tablespoon olive oil split
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon fresh ginger minced
  • ¼ cup onion diced
  • ¼ cup green bell pepper deseeded and diced
  • ½ cup tomatoes deseeded and diced
  • 6 cardamom pods crushed
  • 3 tablespoon curry powder
  • 2 ts Tabasco habanero pepper sauce or use your favorite hot pepper sauce or omit if you prefer a milder curry
  • 1.5 cups seafood or chicken stock can also use fish stock
  • 1.5 cups coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoon cilantro chopped

Instructions
 

  • Season shrimp with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil on med high in a cast iron skillet or frying pan. Add the shrimp and cook until the shrimp just turn pink. Remove and set aside.
    Cooked shrimp in a cast iron pan
  • Heat remaining 1 tablespoon of oil in cast-iron skillet or frying pan. Add garlic, ginger, onion, bell peppers and tomato. Cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
    garlic onion green pepper tomato
  • Add cardamom pods, curry powder and Tabasco (if using). Stir well. Add stock and coconut milk to sautéed vegetables and reduce over medium heat for approximately 10 to 15 minutes.
    garlic onion green pepper tomato cardamom curry powder tabasco
  • Return shrimp to stock and simmer for an additional 5 minutes.
    coconut curry shrimp in a cast iron pan

Notes

Serve this on a bed of freshly cooked white rice, garnish with cilantro, and complement with some fried ripe plantains!  The original recipe calls for using 2 ts of creole pepper sauce, so you may use this instead.  However, for ease of preparation I opted to use Tabasco.  Either way, you will enjoy this amazing dish from Elvi's Kitchen!
Keyword coconut, Curry, Shrimp
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