Description
Shrimp piri piri can be served as an appetizer, a party bite, or an entrée. However you serve it, you will love the fresh, spicy, and delicious experience!
Ingredients
- FOR THE PIRI PIRI SAUCE:
- 8 Red Chilies (Bird’s Eye Or Thai), Seeds And Ribs Removed
- ½ cups Fresh Lemon Juice
- 1 Tablespoon Chopped Cilantro
- 1 Tablespoon Chopped Parsley
- 2 cloves Garlic
- ½ cups Olive Oil
- FOR THE SHRIMP:
- 24 Jumbo Shrimp, Peeled And Deveined
- ½ cups Piri Piri Sauce, Plus More For Serving
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- Salt To Taste
- 24 leaves Bib Lettuce
- 1 Lime, Quartered
Preparation
To make the piri piri sauce, combine chilies, lemon juice, cilantro, parsley, and garlic in a food processor and puree until smooth. With the blade running, add olive oil in a slow, steady stream and blend until well-combined.
Toss shrimp with ½ cup of the piri piri sauce and refrigerate for 20 minutes or so.
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes on each side or until shrimp is opaque throughout. Sprinkle shrimp with salt to taste and toss in the pan.
Serve with lettuce leave, lime quarters, and the remaining piri piri sauce. Each shrimp should be wrapped in a leaf with piri piri or a squirt of lime juice.
