Shrimp with Hot Red Peppers: Camaroes Piri-Piri Recipe

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Shrimp with Hot Red Peppers: Camaroes Piri-Piri
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup molho de piri-piri, recipe follows,, or mix 3/4 cup olive oil with 1 to 2 tsp liquid hot red pepper seasoning (depending on how hot you can stand things)

Directions:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Molho de Piri-Piri
  4. (Hot Red Pepper Sauce)
  5. 2 to 6 cayenne chili peppers (or dried chili pequins), depending upon their hotness
  6. 1 teaspoon kosher or coarse salt
  7. 1 cup olive oil
  8. 1/3 cup cider vinegar
  9. 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.
  10. Note: For mellower, roast the peppers uncovered for 15 minutes at low heat (300 degrees F.)
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 699.51 Kcal (2929 kJ)
Calories from fat 387.81 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 43.09g 66%
Cholesterol 131.52mg 44%
Sodium 2591.88mg 108%
Potassium 188.94mg 4%
Total Carbs 63.74g 21%
Sugars 0.01g 0%
Dietary Fiber 2.28g 9%
Protein 18.19g 36%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Calcium 67.1mg 7%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 307.48 Kcal (1287 kJ)
Calories from fat 170.47 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.94g 66%
Cholesterol 57.81mg 44%
Sodium 1139.29mg 108%
Potassium 83.05mg 4%
Total Carbs 28.02g 21%
Sugars 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 1g 9%
Protein 7.99g 36%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 1mg 13%
Calcium 29.5mg 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 17.1
    Points
  • 19
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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