• Dombrés de crevettes

    Shrimp dombrés

    Plat de résistance

    Préparation

    30 minutes

    Cuisson

    1 hour

    The dombrés are from the "sister island" Guadeloupe (another French island in the Caribbean) and would have arrived in Martinique subsequently. It was the Dutch Jews who fled from Brazil who cooked them on the island. Little by little, they incorporated it into different elements to such an extent that we find them today in red beans, lentils, cod or shrimp like here.

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Ingredients

For 6 servings:

  • 500 gr of medium or large shrimp
  • 1 kg of all-purpose flour
  • 1 onion
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 1 half a clove of garlic
  • 1 tablespoon of oil
  • 1 tablespoon of mash or tomato sauce
  • 3 sheets of allspice
  • Salt
  • Chopped parsley
  • 1 lemon
  • Pepper
  • 1 chilli
  • Curry or turmeric powder (optional)
Preparation
  1. Clean the shrimp by slitting the backs in half.
  2. Let them soak in lemon juice.
  3. With clean hands, washed and dried beforehand, prepare the dough to shaded by pouring the flour into a large container or on the work surface, add water (25 cl) and 4 pinches of salt.
  4. Mix until the dough is compact and absorbs all the small pieces left here and there.
  5. Put your dough in the fridge to harden.
  6. In a saucepan, pour a large spoonful of oil and the grated onion, sauté the onion.
  7. Add the tomatoes and pieces and make a puree.
  8. Add salt, pepper, chopped garlic and tomato puree or sauce with a little water.
  9. Add the allspice and the crumbled parsley.
  10. Add the shrimp and set the heat on low.
  11. Take the shaded dough out of the fridge and knead it.
  12. In the mixture gradually put small balls of flour the size of 2 cm diameter balls.
  13. Add the chili if you like to eat spicy or a little curry.
  14. Cook over low heat for about half an hour stirring occasionally.
  15. Let cool before tasting :)

Plus d'infos

  • Conseil
    • When preparing the dough, if it sticks to your fingers, add more flour.
    • Avoid adding water after putting the shadows in the mixture, otherwise your shadows may be soft.
    • You can add coconut milk and / or two fingers of white wine at the end of cooking.