Peel-&-Eat Piri Piri Prawns

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Preparation info
  • Serves:

    4-6

    as a Starter
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      25 min

Appears in
My Street Food Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2015

  • About

Brazilians call these ‘malagueta prawns’, from the local name for the small ‘piri piri’ chillies in the sauce. I love the sauce brushed on butterflied chicken, beef ribs or pork chops on the grill. At first glance you may think it will be hot, but roasting the chillies first and mixing with vinegar tames them for a beautiful mouth-puckery sauce. Splitting the shell down the back of the prawn makes it easier to eat after grilling and keeps the flesh from drying out. Serve as a starter or wit