Cream Puffs With Curried Shrimp
- 3/4 pound fresh shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 3 tablespoons finely chopped chutney
- Salt, if desired
- Freshly ground pepper
- 24 cream puffs (see recipe)
- Cut the shrimp into half-inch or slightly smaller pieces.
- There should be about one and one-quarter cups.
- Set aside.
- Melt the butter in a saucepan and add the onion.
- Cook, stirring, until wilted.
- Add the curry powder and stir to blend.
- Add the cream and chutney and cook down to about half a cup.
- Add salt and pepper to taste.
- Add the shrimp and cook, stirring, one or two minutes or until the shrimp lose their raw look throughout.
- Slice off the tops of all the cream puffs.
- Spoon an equal portion of the mixture into each cream-puff bottom.
- Replace the tops and serve.
shrimp, butter, onion, curry powder, heavy cream, chutney, salt, freshly ground pepper, cream
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/6807 (may not work)