SHRIMP STEW FOR TWO

Shrimp Stew for Two image

Provided by Eric Kim

Time 25m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 large shallots, thinly sliced crosswise
Salt and black pepper
4 large garlic cloves, finely grated
1 (1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons gochugaru, plus more to taste (see Tip)
8 ounces broccoli rabe, Tuscan kale or other sturdy bitter greens, coarsely chopped
8 to 10 shell-on jumbo shrimp or 4 tiger prawns, preferably head-on, deveined (about 8 ounces)
6 ounces radishes, thinly sliced (1 ½ cups)
1 tablespoon fish sauce, plus more to taste
Pinch of granulated sugar, plus more to taste
Toasted crusty bread or steamed white rice, for serving

Steps:

Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven or deep skillet over medium-high. Add half of the shallots, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and starting to brown at the edges, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in the garlic and ginger, and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
Add the olive oil and gochugaru, stirring constantly until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Raise the heat to high and add 2 cups water. Scrape the stuck-on bits off the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon, and bring the broth to a boil.
Add the broccoli rabe and nestle in the shrimp. Reduce the heat and gently simmer the shrimp, turning them once halfway through, until pink and just barely cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. The broccoli rabe should be bright green and considerably wilted.
Stir in the remaining shallots, the radishes, fish sauce and sugar. Taste for seasoning, adding more salt, gochugaru, fish sauce or sugar as needed.
Serve the stew in wide bowls with a plate on the side for the shrimp shells, and some crusty bread or steamed rice for sopping up the aromatic juices.