Red Mountain Spa Shrimp Diablo and Polenta Cakes
The Essential Retreat at Red Mountain Resort in Utah includes daily guided hiking, three healthy gourmet meals from a full menu, fitness classes, wellness discussions and cooking demonstrations, use of the resort amenities, including bikes and the inspiration trail, and complimentary Wi-Fi. Can’t visit just yet? Try one of the resort’s popular recipes. Shrimp Diablo Red Mountain Spa is a fiery dish sure to warm you up on a cold or rainy evening.
Ingredients
Shrimp
- 18 Jumbo Shrimp
- 1 cup Roma Tomatoes - seeded and diced small
- 2 teaspoons fresh garlic - minced
- 2 teaspoons shallots - minced
- 4 tsp cilantro - chopped
Seasoned White Wine
- 1 cup White Wine
- 2 tablespoons Paprika
- 2 teaspoons Chile Powder
- 2 teaspoons Chipotle with Adobo - chopped
- ¾ teaspoons Fine Pink Salt
Millet Polenta Cakes
- 3 tablespoons raw millet - plus 3 tablespoons boiling water
- 3 tablespoons Yellow Onion - diced
- ½ teaspoons fresh garlic - minced
- 2 oz Polenta Cornmeal
- 6 oz Water
- 1 ½ tablespoons Smoked Gouda - diced small
- 1 pinch Fine Pink Salt
Instructions
Millet Polenta Cakes
- Pour 3 T boiling water on 1.5 T raw millet. Let set until cooled (pour off any excess water).
- Bring Water, Onions, Garlic and Salt to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer.
- Whisk in Polenta (make sure it does not lump). Cook 5 minutes.
- Add Gouda. Mix until dissolved.
- Add Cooked Millet.
- Spread on silpat in 1/2" thick rectangle and cool.
- Cut rectangle in half and cut squares diagonally into triangles.
- Sauté or place on grill to lightly char.
Seasoned White Wine Sauce
- Place wine, paprika, chile powder, chipotle, and salt in shaker cup.
- Shake well and set aside.
Shrimp
- Bring Pure Olive Oil to smoke point. Add Shrimp. Sauté 2 minutes and turn.
- Add Diced Tomatoes. Sauté 1 minute.
- Add Minced Garlic and Shallots. Sweat 1 minute.
- Add 1 cup Seasoned White Wine. Reduce until thickened.
- Place Millet Polenta Cake on plate. Arrange Shrimp. Pour Sauce on Shrimp. Enjoy!
Spa Index Kitchen Notes

Not hot enough to call itself Diablo, but very tasty. Your mileage may vary.