Guama's fried plantains with shrimp

South American & Cuban cuisine: Fried yellow plantains with shrimp al Ajillo

Plantains

Ingredients

• 5 ripe plantains

• vegetable oil

Preparation

1. Cut both corners of the plantains and peel off the skin.
2. Once plantains are clean, slice each plantain making 6 pieces.
3. Place oil in a pan and heat on medium-high.
4. Wait a few seconds once the oil is hot, and add slices of plantain carefully.
5. Brown them to a golden color and drain plantains by placing them on a paper towel.
6. For a wonderful combination, serve with shrimp al ajillo (garlic shrimp), black beans and rice.

Shrimp al Ajillo


Ingredients

• 1 garlic head
• 
¼ large onion

• 2 tsp. lemon pepper

• 1 ½ cup olive oil

• 5 stems of cilantro
• 
7 lbs. shrimp, butterflied

• 1 block of butter



Preparation

1. Wash and drain shrimp.
2. In a blender, mix onions, garlic, lemon pepper, olive oil, cilantro, and add mixture to shrimp.
3. Heat the butter in a pan on medium heat and add the shrimp mixture, cooking until golden brown.

Recipe from Julieta Tarazona

Guamas Restaurant and Bar
Contemporary South American/Cuban cuisine
Downtown Lafayette, Louisiana
302 Jefferson Street
Lafayette, Louisiana 70501
337-267-4242
Open Mon 11am-3pm; Tue-Sat 11am-11pm
www.guamas.com