Ingredients
2
tablespoons unsalted butter
2
large shallots, thinly sliced crosswise
Salt and black pepper
4
large garlic cloves, finely grated
1
(1-inch) piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated
1
tablespoon olive oil
2
tablespoons gochugaru, plus more to taste (see Tip)
8
ounces broccoli rabe, Tuscan kale or other sturdy bitter greens, coarsely chopped
8 to 10
shell-on jumbo shrimp or 4 tiger prawns, preferably head-on, deveined (about 8 ounces)
6
ounces radishes, thinly sliced (1 ½ cups)
1
tablespoon fish sauce, plus more to taste
Pinch of granulated sugar, plus more to taste
Toasted crusty bread or steamed white rice, for serving
Preparation
- Melt the butter in a large Dutch oven or deep skillet over medium-high. Add half of the shallots, season with salt and pepper and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant and starting to brown at the edges, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in the garlic and ginger, and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
- Add the olive oil and gochugaru, stirring constantly until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Raise the heat to high and add 2 cups water. Scrape the stuck-on bits off the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon, and bring the broth to a boil.
- Add the broccoli rabe and nestle in the shrimp. Reduce the heat and gently simmer the shrimp, turning them once halfway through, until pink and just barely cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. The broccoli rabe should be bright green and considerably wilted.
- Stir in the remaining shallots, the radishes, fish sauce and sugar. Taste for seasoning, adding more salt, gochugaru, fish sauce or sugar as needed.
- Serve the stew in wide bowls with a plate on the side for the shrimp shells, and some crusty bread or steamed rice for sopping up the aromatic juices.