Shrimp Mozambique, (camarao Mozambique)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup finely chopped onion
• 1/2 cup water
• 8 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 4 tablespoons finely chopped coriander (or flat leaf parsley)
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron, toasted, crushed and soaked in 1 tbsp warm water for 15 minutes
• 1/2 cup red wine or 1/2 cup light beer
• 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons hot chili sauce (or generous pinch crushed red pepper)
• 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined (26-30 count)

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in a 3-quart pot over medium-low heart.
• 2 toss in onion and fry until lightly golden.
• 3 pour in the water followed by garlic, cilantro, turmeric, and saffron water.
• 4 cover and simmer for 3 to 4 minutes, allowing the essence of the spices and herbs to mingle.
• 5 pour in the red wine or beer with the lemon juice. stir.
• 6 cover and raise heat to medium-high and bring the sauce to boil.
• 7 reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 2 minutes.
• 8 toss in the shrimp, hot peppers or chili sauce if using and give them a turn in the sauce.
• 9 cook for three minutes over medium-low until the shrimp are just curled tender and turned pink.
• 10 spoon the shrimp into bowls and serve with plenty of crusty bread to dip in the flavourful sauce. (this can also be served over rice!).