Fried Shrimp Flatbreads with Spicy Cardamom Sauce

Name: Fried Shrimp Flatbreads with Spicy Cardamom Sauce
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 c. Crème fraîche; 2 tbsp. buttermilk; 2 tbsp. Chopped mint; 2 tbsp. minced chives; 1 lemon; 7 clove garlic; salt; Freshly ground black pepper; 4 Thai chiles; 1 tsp. ground cardamom; 1/2 tsp. ground cumin; 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 large egg; 1 c. panko (Japanese bread crumbs); 16 large shrimp; vegetable oil; salt; 4 thin flatbreads; 1 Hass avocado; 1/4 c. sliced pickled red onions (from a jar of pickled beets and onions)

Published: Jun 16, 2012

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At his L.A. spot, Josef Centeno has done what few chefs do: developed a new kind of sandwich bread. Called the bäco™, it is a very supple flatbread. But his creative fillings, like the fried shrimp here with cardamom-chile sauce and herbed crema, are sensational on any kind of flatbread, or even rolled inside flour tortillas.

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Ingredients

Sauces

1/2 cup Crème fraîche
2 Tbsp. buttermilk
2 Tbsp. Chopped mint
2 Tbsp. minced chives
1 lemon
7 clove garlic
salt
Freshly ground black pepper
4 Thai chiles
1 tsp. ground cardamom
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
2 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice

Fried Shrimp

1 large egg
1 cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
16 large shrimp
vegetable oil
salt
4 thin flatbreads
1 Hass avocado
1/4 cup sliced pickled red onions (from a jar of pickled beets and onions)

Directions

1. Step 1In a bowl, whisk the crème fraîche with the buttermilk, mint, chives, lemon zest, and 1 minced garlic clove; season the crema with salt and pepper.
2. Step 2In a blender, combine the remaining minced garlic with the chiles, cardamom, cumin, and lemon juice. Puree until smooth. Season the cardamom sauce with salt and pepper.
3. Step 3Put the beaten egg and panko in separate bowls. Dip the shrimp in the egg, then dredge in the panko; transfer to a baking sheet. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.
4. Step 4Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a saucepan, heat 1 inch of vegetable oil to 350 degrees F. Fry 4 shrimp at a time, turning once, until browned and crisp, about 2 minutes. Transfer the shrimp to a rack set over a rimmed baking sheet to drain; season with salt. When all of the shrimp have been fried, transfer them to the oven and bake until heated through, about 2 minutes.
5. Step 5Spread the warm flatbreads with the spicy sauce. Arrange the avocado and the shrimp on top. Scatter the pickled onion on top, drizzle with the crema, and serve.
  
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