Piri Piri Grilled Shrimp Food

PORTUGUESE GRILLED SHRIMP WITH PIRI-PIRI SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine the shrimp and piri-piri sauce in a large resealable plastic bag and toss to coat. Place the bag in a shallow dish and place it in the fridge to marinate, turning it a few times, for several hours.
• Heat a gas or charcoal grill to medium arranging for indirect heat. Thread the shrimp and lemon wedges on skewers and season with salt. Grill the shrimp over indirect heat, turning several times, until just opaque, about 6 minutes. For an extra spike of flavor, brush the skewers with fresh piri-piri sauce just before serving.

SHRIMP PIRI PIRI

Steps:

• Heat oven to 500 degrees F and arrange rack in upper third.
• Place chiles on a baking sheet and roast until blackened and soft, about 10 to 15 minutes. Trim chiles and remove seeds.
• Combine chiles, garlic, paprika, lime juice, and vinegar in a blender and blend until smooth and combined, about 1 minute. Add olive oil and blend until thoroughly incorporated and marinade thickens slightly.
• Combine marinade and shrimp in a medium nonreactive bowl and toss to coat. Let marinate 20 minutes to 24 hours in the refrigerator.
• Heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. When heated, add half the shrimp and cook until white with a few brown spots, about 1 to 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a serving plate and season with salt. Repeat to cook off all shrimp.
• Toss shrimp with cilantro and serve with lime wedges over rice.

GRILLED SHRIMP PIRI PIRI

Steps:

• Mix the pepper paste, garlic, cilantro, wine and olive oil in a bowl.
• Toss in the shrimp and give them a turn.
• Let stand 1/2 hour.
• Thread on the soaked skewers.
• Place the skewered shrimp over medium coals and grill 1&1/2 minutes.
• Turn over and grill the other side for 1&1/2 minutes more, until the shrimp are lightly pink and start to curl.
• Tip: for this dish you can sometimes get shrimp that has been deveined but the shells are left intact and are easy to peel. Keeping the shells on during grilling protects the shrimp from drying out.

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.

PIRI PIRI SAUCE

Steps:

• Soak the chiles overnight, then transfer to a blender along with the oil, cilantro, lemon juice, coriander, basil, cumin, dill, ginger, smoked paprika, black pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg, preserved lemon, garlic, bell pepper and salt. Blend until smooth.
• Use as a stand-alone hot sauce or marinade for grilling chicken wings. (Makes enough to marinate about 4 pounds of chicken wings.)

PIRI PIRI SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine all of the ingredients except the garlic in a saucepan over high heat. Cook, stirring, for 4 minutes. Stir in the garlic, remove from heat, and allow to cool to room temperature. When the mixture is cool, pour into the bowl of a food processor and pulse several times until smooth. Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer. Pour the sauce into a glass container and cover. Let sit for 7 days before using.

PREGO ROLLS (STEAK AND PIRI PIRI SANDWICHES)

Steps:

• Place the steak and 1/2 cup of the Piri Piri Sauce in a large resealable plastic bag. Using your hands, rub the sauce all over the steak and then seal the bag. Allow the steak to marinate for as little as 15 minutes at room temperature or put it in the refrigerator and let it marinate for up to 24 hours.
• When you're ready to grill the steak, prepare a cast-iron pan, grill pan, or outdoor grill (charcoal or gas, whatever you've got) for medium heat. remove the steak from the marinade (let any excess drip back in the bag and then discard the bag) and place it on the grill. Grill the steak, turning it every so often, until charred in spots and cooked to your liking (about 3 minutes per side for medium-rare). Transfer the steak to a cutting board and allow it to rest for 10 minutes. Keep your grill on for your rolls.
• While the steak is resting, mix the melted butter, garlic, and salt together in a small bowl. Spoon the garlic butter over the cut sides of the rolls and grill them on their cut sides until golden brown, about 1 minute. Transfer the rolls to a serving platter, cut-sides up.
• Thinly slice the rested steak and divide it among the bottom halves of the rolls. Drizzle each portion with 2 tablespoons of the Piri Piri Sauce (use up the remaining 1/2 cup) as well as some leftover butter, if you have any. Close the sandwiches with the top halves of the rolls. Serve immediately.
• In the jar of a blender, combine the chiles, garlic, ginger, lime juice, oil, sugar, and salt and puree until smooth. Season to taste with more salt or sugar if you'd like. Transfer to a jar and store, covered, in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

CAMARAO GRELHADO PIRI PIRI (GRILLED SHRIMP PILI PILI)

Steps:

• Shell the shrimp, leaving the tail "fins" intact. Devein.
• In a small bowl, whisk together chile, garlic, lemon juice and half the oil.
• Drizzle in the remaining oil, whisking. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Place the shrimp in a large bowl or ziploc baggie. Pour over the oil mixture, making sure that all shrimp are covered.
• Refrigerate at least 3 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Preheat the broiler or grill.
• Cook shrimp for 2 minutes on each side, or until pink.

PIRI PIRI GRILLED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Whisk together coconut milk, garlic, chiles, zest, and paprika.
• Add shrimp and marinate overnight, refrigerated.
• Soak the wooden skewers in water overnight.
• Heat grill or grill pan.
• Drain shrimp and season shrimp with salt and pepper, toss in vegetable oil and skewer.
• Grill 1 1/2 minutes on both sides or until shrimp are opaque.
• Serve with the Mango Dipping Sauce.