This creamy polenta with shrimp is the Saturday date night dinner you’ll want to make. Shrimp in a lemon capers sauce with grape tomatoes served over a creamy polenta, for a fancy dinner!
This Creamy Polenta with Shrimp Lemon Caper Sauce is:
- A fancy dinner.
- Ready in less than 35 minutes.
- Comforting dinner, but also fresh – with the lemon sauce, capers and dill.
- Simply delicious.
What’s Polenta?
Polenta is originally from Northern Italy and is made out of ground cornmeal. It can be eaten as a hot porridge or you can also cool it down so that it solidifies. It’s a healthy gluten-free alternative.
The ratio I like to use is 1 part polenta for 4 part liquid.
Where to Buy Polenta?
You can buy it at the grocery store in the pasta aisle or sometimes in the international food section. You can also buy it online. Please make sure you choose corn semolina and not already cooked polenta for this recipe.
How to Make Creamy Polenta?
Polenta can be intimidating to make. However, once you try it, you realize it’s so easy to make.
- Bring a small saucepan filled with water or broth to a boil. If you have broth on hand, even better and it will be more flavorful. Make sure you add salt to the broth or water.
- Gently pour polenta while whisking. You have to make sure you whisk constantly for this step so there are no lumps.
- Reduce heat and cook for about 10 minutes, whisking every minute or so. You can also add more liquid depending on consistency.
- Remove from heat. I like to add butter and parmesan cheese at the end for a (really) creamy and tasty polenta.
Notes On The Recipe
- Creamy polenta will thicken when cooled down. For this reason, it’s not the type of dish that you’ll want to have leftovers. You’ll notice that I’ve decided to make this recipe for 2 portions only. You can adapt it if you’re making dinner for more than 2 people.
- If you do have leftovers, add ⅓ cup of water or stock, cover the dish, and reheat in the microwave or over low heat. Add more liquid if needed and whisk well.
Shrimp Lemon Caper Sauce
We’re serving our polenta with shrimp in a lemon caper sauce with roasted grape tomatoes. Here’s the ingredient list:
- Shrimp
- Capers
- Lemon juice
- Grape tomatoes
- Butter
- Garlic
- Fresh dill
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minutesThis creamy polenta with shrimp is the Saturday date night dinner you’ll want to make. Shrimp in a lemon capers sauce with grape tomatoes served over a creamy polenta, for a fancy dinner!
Ingredients
- Creamy polenta
1 cup of polenta (corn semolina)*
4 cups of vegetable broth or water
½ tsp of salt
1 tbsp of unsalted butter
¼ cup of grated parmesan cheese
- Roasted Grape Tomatoes
1 cup of grape tomatoes
1 tbsp of olive oil
- Shrimp
10 uncooked shrimp, shells and tails removed
2 tbsp of unsalted butter
1 garlic clove, minced
Juice of ½ lemon
2 tbsp of capers
Fresh dill
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425F. On a small baking dish, add grape tomatoes with olive oil. Season well and toss. Bake for 20 minutes.
- Prepare the creamy polenta. Bring a small saucepan filled with broth and salt to a boil. Gently pour polenta while whisking. You have to make sure you whisk constantly for this step so there are no lumps. Reduce heat and cook for about 10 minutes, whisking every minute or so. You can also add more liquid depending on consistency.
- Cook the shrimp. Add butter to a pan on high heat. Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes. Turn shrimp and add garlic. Cook for another minute or so, until shrimp are fully cooked. Add lemon juice, capers and roasted grape tomatoes. Season well and mix.
- Remove cooked polenta from heat and add butter and parmesan cheese. Mix well.
- Serve the shrimp over the creamy polenta in a bowl. Garnish with fresh dill.
Notes
- Please make sure you choose corn semolina and not already cooked polenta for this recipe.
- Creamy polenta will thicken when cooled down. For this reason, it’s not the type of dish that you’ll want to have leftovers. You’ll notice that I’ve decided to make this recipe for 2 portions only. You can adapt it if you’re making dinner for more than 2 people.
