jennifer made slippery shrimp last night, a recipe from the "reader's favorite restaurant recipes" section of the march 08 bon appetit. a reader had requested this recipe from an asian restaurant in LA. full disclosure, we did not have the dish with the suggested steamed rice. instead, she made mango couscous, which we both absolutely love. a morroccan and asian pairing, strange, i know. but the flavors did match well.
two things we both didn't appreciate about the slippery shrimp: the addition of cornstarch to the tomato sauce base, and the overall sauciness of it. yeah, i know, the rice would have soaked up some of the sauce. but still, the shrimp itself was coated in sauce. and the cornstarch made it a thick coating. i found myself carefully placing the fork of shrimp into my mouth so i wouldn't get the sauce all over my lips. sounds weird, but it was sloppy shrimp, as well as a bit slippery.
i'm not sure forrest gump's list of shrimp included the slippery variety.
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