Drunken Pirate Shrimp With Tropical Salsa

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 cup coconut rum
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1/2 cup red onion, minced
• 1 tablespoon garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 piece fresh ginger, peeled
• 12 large shrimp, thawed and peeled
• 1 mango, diced small
• 1 avocado, diced small, reserve peels
• 1/2 cup fresh pineapple, diced small
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped
• 2 tablespoons red onions, minced
• 2 tablespoons lime juice

Recipe

• 1 in a saute pan, add rum, pineapple juice, red onion, garlic, red pepper, salt, and ginger.
• 2 bring to simmer on medium heat.
• 3 let cook for 5-7 minutes, to allow the flavors of the vegetables to let out.
• 4 gently drop shrimp into the pan and braise on medium low heat until pink, about 4 minutes.
• 5 remove shrimp and arrange half in each avocado skin "chests".
• 6 serve with rice for a fuller meal.
• 7 for salsa, after chopping all ingredients to appropriate size, mix together and season with salt and pepper.
• 8 let sit for at least 30 minutes to marinate.
• 9 serve over hot shrimp, to look like an opened chest of buried treasure.
• 10 drizzle pan sauce over the whole dish for extra flavor.