PUERTO RICAN SHRIMP WITH CRISPY ONIONS & AVOCADO SALAD

Puerto Rican Shrimp with Crispy Onions & Avocado Salad image

Make and share this Puerto Rican Shrimp with Crispy Onions & Avocado Salad recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Millereg

Time 2h50m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

Ingredients

6 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 cup dark rum
1 star anise
1 cinnamon stick
6 juniper berries
1/2 lemon, zeste only
1 clove
1/2 bay leaf
1/2 cup dark molasses
1 cup orange juice
2 cups canola oil (for frying)
1 red onion, julienned
1 cup buttermilk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 avocado, sliced
1/2 lemon, sliced
1 teaspoon chopped cilantro

Steps:

To prepare shrimp, add all ingredients except shrimp to a small saucepan.
Heat to a boil and reduce by one-half.
Let cool, add shrimp, and marinate for two hours.
Cook the shrimp on a grill on in a grill pan for about a minute on each side (shrimp should just lose their translucency)- keep shrimp warm.
Next prepare crispy onions.
Heat oil in a deep fat fryer; soak onions in buttermilk, then dredge them in flour, and then fry in hot oil.
Drain well and keep warm.
To assemble dish, place fried onions in center of plate.
Add three avocado slices to corners of plate, and place shrimp on avocado slices.
Serve while warm, garnished with lemon and cilantro leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 3192.2, Fat 235.7, SaturatedFat 19.2, Cholesterol 27.6, Sodium 276.4, Carbohydrate 193.7, Fiber 12.1, Sugar 67.1, Protein 23.2