Shrimp With Apples and Snow Peas

By nancytripp

I tried this unusual recipe years ago and just unearthed it again. Shrimp, tart apples and snow peas are combined with a sweetish and creamy mustard sauce; serve over rice or pasta. It's just a little bit odd, but it's a nice combination of flavors.

Ingredients

• 1 lb snow peas, trimmed
• 5 tablespoons butter
• 2 large tart cooking apples, peeled and sliced thickly
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 2 lbs raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3/4 cup dry white wine
• 2/3 cup Dijon mustard
• 3/4 cup creme fraiche

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 85mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

1 Blanch snow peas in boiling water for about 3 minutes, then plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process; set aside. 2 In a large skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter and saute apple slices over medium heat about 5 minutes. 3 Sprinkle slices with the sugar and raise the heat, stirring slices constantly until they are lightly caramelized; reserve slices. 4 In the same skillet, melt the remaining 3 tablespoons butter and lightly cook the minced onion, covered, about 25 minutes or until soft and lightly colored; raise heat and add shrimp, cooking about 3 minutes or until firm and pink. 5 Remove shrimp from skillet and reserve. 6 Pour the wine into the skillet and reduce it by 2/3 over high heat. 7 Reduce heat and whisk in the mustard. 8 Pour in the cream and simmer uncovered for 15 minutes or until sauce is reduced slightly. 9 Drain snow peas thoroughly and pat dry; add them to the mustard-cream sauce along with the apples and shrimp; simmer together for 1 minute and serve over rice or pasta.