Shrimp with Hot Red Peppers: Camaroes Piri-Piri
- 2 pounds raw jumbo shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 1 large garlic clove, peeled and crushed
- 2 medium bright-red cayenne peppers, cored and minced (leave the seeds in if you can take the heat they're where the peppers' heat is concentrated)
- 3/4 cup Molho de Piri-piri, recipe follows,, or mix 3/4 cup olive oil with 1 to 2 teaspoons liquid hot red pepper seasoning (depending on how hot you can stand things)
- Place the shrimp, garlic, cayenne, and olive oil in a 9 by 9 by 2-inch baking dish and toss well; cover and marinate at least 24 hours in the refrigerator.
- When ready to cook, preheat the broiler.
- Lay the shrimp on a well-oiled broiler pan and brush generously with the marinade, and broil 2 minutes longer.
- Serve sizzling hot with little bowls of the dipping sauce (1 for each person).
- To cool the fire, accompany with a crisp green salad, chunks of good Portuguese bread and well-chilled vinho verde.
- Variation: Camaroes Grelhados Piri-piri (Grilled Shrimp with Hot Red Peppers): Marinate the shrimp as directed.
- When ready to cook, build a hot charcoal fire and when the flames have died down, leaving white-hot coals, arrange the shrimp, not quite touching one another, on 4 to 6 well-oiled long metal skewers.
- Adjust the height of the grill so that it is about 6 inches above the coals, lay the skewers on the grill and cook about 6 minutes, turning often, and brushing with additional marinade.
- Serve with little bowls of Molho de Piri-piri.
- Molho de Piri-Piri
- (Hot Red Pepper Sauce)
- 2 to 6 cayenne chili peppers (or dried chili pequins), depending upon their hotness
- 1 teaspoon kosher or coarse salt
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup cider vinegar
- Stem the peppers and coarsely chop (include the seeds); place in a 1-pint shaker jar along with the salt, olive oil, and vinegar.
- Cover tight, shake well, then store at room temperature.
- The sauce will keep well for about a month.
- Shake the sauce every time you use it.
- Note: For mellower, roast the peppers uncovered for 15 minutes at low heat (300 degrees F.)
jumbo shrimp, garlic, brightred cayenne peppers, molho de piripiri
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/shrimp-with-hot-red-peppers-camaroes-piri-piri-recipe.html (may not work)