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Shrimp dopiazeh, Qeshm shrimp with onions

Shrimp dopiazeh, Qeshm shrimp with onions

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A dish from the island of Qeshm, in southern Iran: shrimp cooked in a stew made with the juice of a kilogram of onions, then seasoned with spices and toma…

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Recipe from Roozitaa, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This specialty of the Qeshm Island and the Bouchehr region combines shrimp and caramelized onions. The onion juice infuses the shrimp during a gentle, covered cooking process.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time25 min
  • Total45 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodnibbling
  • Estimated cost$12.44 $3.11 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $9.36
  • $2.07
  • $0.55
  • $0.16
  • $0.03
  • $0.27

Prices from US supermarkets for 5 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Peel the onions and finely chop them. Clean the shrimp. ≈ 8 min
  2. Add them to the saucepan with the onions, cover, and reduce the heat so that the onion juice infuses the shrimp. ≈ 3 min
  3. Add a little oil and cook the shrimp until browned, then add the spices and cook until browned again.
  4. Add the salt, pepper, and tomato paste, and cook until browned.
  5. Turn off the heat, let it cook for a few minutes, then arrange it in a dish and serve.

The bill

Shrimp dopiazeh, Qeshm shrimp with onions

  • 500 g of peeled and deveined shrimp$9.36
  • 1 kilogram of onions$2.07
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons of tomato paste$0.55
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of oil$0.16
  • salt$0.03
  • pepper$0.27

Total$12.44

that's $3.11 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 500 g of peeled and deveined shrimp
  • 1 kilogram of onions
  • 3 to 4 tablespoons of tomato paste
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons of oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • spices

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