Camarões Piri Piri Angola Food

BAKED PIRI-PIRI TILAPIA WITH CRUSHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Boil the potatoes until knife-tender, then drain. Spread out on a large baking tray and gently crush with the back of a spatula. Add the peppers, drizzle with the vinegar and oil, season well and roast for 25 mins.
• Put the piri-piri ingredients in a food processor with some salt. Purée until fine, then pour into a bowl. Put the fish on a baking tray and spoon over some of the piri-piri sauce. Season and bake for the final 10 mins of the potatoes' cooking time. Serve everything with the extra sauce and a green salad on the side.

CAMARõES PIRI-PIRI (ANGOLA)

Steps:

• Mix the peri-peri sauce with the garlic. Add the shrimp.
• Cover and marinade in your refrigerator for at least 30 minutes (the longer the better).
• Thread shrimp onto skewers. Cook over hot coals or under your broiler for five minutes, turning once, until the shrimp are pink and cooked through.

PIRI-PIRI (CHILLI DIP)

Steps:

• Heat a saucepan on medium heat and add 4tbsp oil.
• To the oil add the chopped onion, garlic, ginger and fry them for 3 minutes or until lightly browned.
• To the onion, add the tomato purée, canned tomatoes, salt, coriander powder, garam masala, lemon juice, turmeric, curry powder and mix them well.
• Reduce the heat to low and let it cook for 15minutes.
• After 15 minutes, using a mixer, purée it.
• Bring it back to heat and add 120ml of oil, chili powder/seeds.
• Cover the pan with a lid and let it cook for another 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Taste and adjust the seasoning to suit your taste.
• Let the sauce cool before transferring into a container and refrigerating.

PIRI PIRI - MOZAMBIQUE SPICE BLEND

Steps:

• First grind piri piri peppers in a spice grinder.
• Add all other ingredients to the grinder and mix until thoroughly combined.
• Sift the blend to make sure there are no lumps.
• Store in an air tight container and label accordingly.

SHRIMP WITH HOT RED PEPPERS: CAMAROES PIRI-PIRI

Steps:

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

MOLHO DE PIRI-PIRI PORTUGUESE HOT RED PEPPER SAUCE

Steps:

• 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 termperature. The sauce will keep well for about a month. Shake the sauce every time you use it. Note: For mellower flavor, roast the peppers uncovered for 15 minutes at low oven heat (300 degrees F.), cool until easy to handle, then slip off the skins. Otherwise, prepare as directed.