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SERVES:
4

INGREDIENTS:

2 medium sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
(reserve 1/2-3/4 cup cooking liquid when potatoes are done for making shrimp shell broth)
2-3 Tbs butter for mashing sweet potatoes
1 Tbs finely minced peeled ginger
Salt to taste

16-20 large raw shrimp (peeled and shells reserved)
Salt and pepper for seasoning shrimp
2 Tbs butter
1 clove minced garlic
1 small, deseeded and finely minced jalapeno pepper
1 Tbs finely minced ginger
Reserved shrimp shell and sweet potato broth
4 Tbs room temperature butter (or more as needed)
Approx. 1/4-1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro

Fresh lime juice squeezed over each finished serving (optional but good)

PROCEDURE:

Peel and cube as many sweet potatoes as you need and get those going in just enough water to cover.

Peel the raw shrimp and reserve the shells… once the sweet potatoes are cooked through, pour about 1/2-3/4 cup of that liquid into a small pot over the top of the reserved shrimp shells and let that simmer along at a good rate to extract the flavor from the shells.

Finish draining the sweet potatoes (leaving them in the pot) and add a couple tablespoons of butter to that, a little salt to taste and about 1 tablespoons finely minced fresh ginger.....mash those and put a lid on top to keep them warm.

Season the shrimp with salt and pepper and get those going in a large saute pan on medium high heat in a couple tablespoons of melted butter.

Stir the shrimp around and cook them until they're about halfway done, then add the minced garlic, deseeded and minced jalapeno pepper and minced ginger.....and cook that for another minute or two.

At that point, take the just cooked shrimp out of the pan and add the liquid from the shrimp shells.

Let that cook down until there are only 2-3 tablespoons of liquid left....whisk in 2-3 tablespoons of room temperature butter, add the shrimp back to the pan, add the chopped cilantro and it is time to eat.

HINTS:

You may not need all of the jalapeno pepper, depending on the size you start with. Finish with a squeeze of fresh lime juice over each serving for a bright counterpoint of flavor.