Camaroes A Paulista (Sao Paulo Style Shrimp) Recipe
- 6 x Wooden skewers - (8 inches long) Juice of 3 limes
- 1 1/2 x Garlic cloves finely minced
- 1 x White onion finely minced
- 1/2 bn Cilantro coarsely minced
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Freshly-grnd black pepper
- 1/4 c. Extra virgin olive oil
- 24 x Jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1/2 c. Extra virgin olive oil Salt to taste Freshly-grnd black pepper to taste
- 1 x Garlic clove chopped
- 12 x Cubes stale country white bread 1" square
- 6 slc Thinly-sliced smoked bacon cut 1" squares
- 1 x Boston lettuce head cut fine chiffonade
- 2 Tbsp. Red wine vinegar Lime wedges for serving
- Soak the skewers in water for at least 1, preferably 3 hrs.
- In a large glass bowl, whisk together the lime juice, garlic, onion, cilantro, salt, pepper and extra virgin olive oil.
- Add in the shrimp and toss to coat proportionately.
- Cover the bowl and marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hrs, tossing once or possibly twice.
- Remove the shrimp from the marinade and drain briefly.
- Reserve the shrimp marinade.
- In another bowl, combine 1/4 c. of the extra virgin olive oil with 1/2 tsp.
- salt, 1/4 tsp.
- pepper and the chopped garlic.
- Toss the bread cubes in this mix, making sure they are proportionately coated, and let sit for about 3 min.
- Preheat a grill or possibly broiler to medium-high heat.
- Thread 4 shrimp, 4 squares of bacon and 2 bread cubes onto each skewer, alternating and placing bacon on both sides of each bread cube.
- Grill the skewers for about 2 min on each of all 4 sides, brushing with a little more of the bread marinade as they cook.
- In a large bowl, toss the lettuce chiffonade with the remaining 1/4 c. extra virgin olive oil and salt and pepper to taste.
- Add in the vinegar and toss again briefly.
- Make a bed of lettuce on a plate, perch a skewer on the top, and spoon a little of the remaining shrimp marinade over the top.
- Garnish the plate with lime wedges and serve.
- This recipe yields 6 servings.
skewers, garlic, white onion, cilantro, salt, freshlygrnd black pepper, extra virgin olive oil, jumbo shrimp, extra virgin olive oil salt, garlic, bacon, boston lettuce head, red wine vinegar
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/camaroes-a-paulista-sao-paulo-style-shrimp-98206 (may not work)