{"id":247,"date":"2020-03-24T11:20:21","date_gmt":"2020-03-24T11:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/?p=247"},"modified":"2020-03-24T11:27:57","modified_gmt":"2020-03-24T11:27:57","slug":"spicy-shrimp-with-cauliflower-mash-and-garlic-kale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themesvillage.com\/preview\/spices-wordpress-food-blog-themes\/spicy-shrimp-with-cauliflower-mash-and-garlic-kale\/","title":{"rendered":"Spicy Shrimp with Cauliflower Mash and Garlic Kale"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This spicy \/ creamy \/ green combination is pretty much life goals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A pile of creamy cauliflower mash sets the stage and then gets tucked in by those smoky greens before finally getting piled high with a mound of aggressively seasoned, salty, juicy shrimp. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you even hear me? Leave work immediately. Pack the kids in the car. Go to the grocery store. Make this your life\u2019s mission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is peak cozy, nutritious, and cool-weather wonderful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s Talk Kale and Bacon Fat<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s break this down, because shrimp is straightforward, and cauliflower mash is mostly reasonable, but when I say smoky garlic kale, what I really mean is KALE or KALETTES (!!) saut\u00e9ed with garlic in a little knoblet of bacon fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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That adorable thing would be called a kalette: a cross between kale \nand brussels sprouts. I bought mine at Super Target, so it would appear \nthat we regulars have access to these little wonders without a trip to \nany special grocery store (but regular kale works, too). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related \u2013 that knob of bacon fat that I mentioned? The one that makes\n the greens especially delicious? It\u2019s something you should just do, \nlike, regularly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I keep a little container in my fridge \u2013 it\u2019s called the Fat Trapper<\/a> \u2013 for bacon grease! Almost any recipe can benefit from a little depth and smoky-rich flavor. Just swap some butter or oil with a little bacon fat. This is one of my favorite easy little cooking hacks. Every time I do this, people go above and beyond in their food compliments. Because people may not know it, but they do, in fact, love bacon fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Onto The Shrimp and Cauliflower Mash<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The thing you need to know about these shrimp is that they really, \nreally want you to cover them thoroughly in spices. They don\u2019t have to \nbe SPICY spicy \u2013 they could just be very well-seasoned. But they want \nsome kick. They want to wow you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The other thing you need to know about the shrimp is that while you \nwill be tempted to eat every last one of them straight out of the \nsizzling hot pan, you MUST exercise enough self control to get them on \nthe plate, tucked between your garlicky greens and your creamy \ncauliflower mash. It is really the combo of all three of these wonders \nthat makes this a repeat-dinner-winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And that cauliflower mash? Easy, creamy, comforting, *mostly* healthy, and so, so good.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I mean, if you happened to give the whole thing a quick lemon squeeze before devouring? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You would not be wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out our video for how to make Spicy Shrimp and Cauliflower Mash (1 min):<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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