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Pepper Shrimp

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A delicious shrimp dish seasoned with a super spicy pepper, typical of the Negril coast in Jamaica.

Pepper Shrimp

📷 Fumikas Sagisavas — CC0 (Wikimedia Commons)

⏱️ 15 min prep + 7 min cottura · 4 porzioni · facile

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Ingredients

  • 400 g of shrimp
  • 50 g of super hot dried chili pepper
  • 2 onions
  • 3 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon of balsamic vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon of lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 100 g of liquid cream

Method

  1. Clean the shrimp and finely chop them.
  2. Slice the onions thinly and sauté them in a pan with olive oil.
  3. Add the super hot dried chili pepper and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Add the chopped shrimp, balsamic vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, salt, and pepper.
  5. Cook on medium heat for 5-7 minutes, stirring frequently.
  6. Add the liquid cream and cook for another 2 minutes.
  7. Serve immediately, hot and delicious!

The story

Pepper shrimp became popular in Negril in the 1970s when tourists sought out spicier and more original dishes.

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