Shrimp Peri Peri

Name: Shrimp Peri Peri (A Portuguese-style spicy shrimp curry)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1-inch (2½-cm) piece fresh ginger, chopped; 24 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined; ½ teaspoon table salt; 1 teaspoon crushed black peppercorns; 1 medium red onion, chopped; 6 tablespoons vegetable oil; 6 cloves garlic, chopped; ¼ cup (50 ml) white vinegar; 1 medium tomato, chopped; 10 dried red chiles, stemmed and seeded; 1 medium red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 1-inch (2½-cm) cubes

A Portuguese-style spicy shrimp curry

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

Peri peri is what the Portuguese call small red bird’s-eye chiles. The Portuguese influence is strong in the food of Goa, the most popular beach getaway in India. I have replaced the fresh chiles in this recipe with lots of dried ones and have mellowed the edge by adding red bell pepper instead of more of the fiery-hot chiles.

Ingredients

24 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
½ teaspoon table salt
1 teaspoon

Asia
India
Goa
Fish course
Pescatarian
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Wash the shrimp thoroughly under running water and drain well in a colander. Put in a bowl. Add the salt and peppercorns, and toss well. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator to marinate for 30 minutes.
Place a nonstick sauté pan over medium heat and add 4 tables