Shrimp Mozambique

Hello class, today we’re back with another great recipe all the way from beautiful and sunny Portugal.  During our last taste of Portugal, we tried out caldo verde, a creamy soup made with potatoes, collard greens, and sausage.  You should really check it out if you haven’t already, it’s perfect for a cold day. However, it really starting to warm up where I live, so I’m afraid there will be no soup on the menu today.  No today were are going to be making one of my new favorite shrimp dishes, It’s called shrimp mozambique.

If you’ve never heard of shrimp mozambique, or as they call it in Portuguese camarão moçambique, then you’re really missing out.   It’s a simple and comforting dish composed of shrimp (Obviously) which has been smothered and cooked in a sauce composed of wine, butter, garlic, and hot sauce!

Umm, YES PLEASE!

Plus if you’re a person that has a busy schedule then you’re going to love this dish even more because It only takes 15 minutes to make folks.  Yes, 15 frickin’ minutes! So, if you’re ready to add shrimp mozambique to your weekly rotation then let’s move on to the recipe.

Tips, Tricks, & Suggestions

• If you’re not a big fan of wine, or if you just don’t have any laying around then you can easily substitute it with beer.  Just make sure that the beer you are using is a light lager.
• You can leave the shells on if you want, however, I prefer to take them off as it makes eating them easier.
• I’ve found that this dish is best served with either rice or some bread.  Trust me you are going to want something to soak up all of that great sauce.
• This dish gets its name because traditionally you would use peri peri sauce, which is a hot sauce that comes from Mozambique.  However, if you can find peri peri sauce then just about any type of hot sauce can serve as a substitute.

Shrimp Mozambique Recipe

Prep time: 5 Minutes

Cook time: 10 Minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

1 LB of medium or large sized shrimp

1 Medium yellow onion, finely diced

4 to 6 Cloves of garlic, minced

2 Tablespoons of butter

2 Tablespoons of olive oil

1 Cup of dry white wine, I’m using pinot grigio

2 Tablespoons of peri peri sauce, or more depending on how spicy you like it

1 Tablespoon of paprika, or use smoked paprika for a smokey flavor

½ Teaspoon of salt

Juice from one lemon

Garnish:

Parsley, minced

Instructions

1.  Saute the onion and garlic: Get out a large pan, add the oil to it and place it over medium-high heat.  Then add in the onion and saute it for a couple of minutes, or until it has begun to become translucent.  Then toss in the garlic and saute it for another minute.

2. Add the shrimp:  Toss in the shrimp along with the salt, paprika, and butter.  Mix this into the onion and garlic until the butter melts completely.  This should only take a minute.

3. Add in our liquid ingredients:  Toss in the wine, lemon juice, and peri peri sauce.  Mix this all together and let everything simmer for roughly 5 minutes.  

4. Serve your shrimp mozambique either over some white rice or in a bowl with some crunchy bread.  Enjoy

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Shrimp Mozambique Recipe

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time10 minutes mins

Total Time15 minutes mins

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 1 LB of medium or large sized shrimp
• 1 Medium yellow onion finely diced
• 4 to 6 Cloves of garlic minced
• 2 Tablespoons of butter
• 2 Tablespoons of olive oil
• 1 Cup of dry white wine I’m using pinot grigio
• 2 Tablespoons of peri peri sauce or more depending on how spicy you like it
• 1 Tablespoon of paprika or use smoked paprika for more flavor
• ½ Teaspoon of salt
• Juice from one lemon

Garnish:

• Parsley minced

Instructions

• Saute the onion and garlic: Get out a large pan, add the oil to it and place it over medium-high heat. Then add in the onion and saute it for a couple of minutes, or until it has begun to become translucent. Then toss in the garlic and saute it for another minute.
• Add the shrimp: Toss in the shrimp along with the salt, paprika, and butter. Mix this into the onion and garlic until the butter melts completely. This should only take a minute.
• Add in our liquid ingredients: Toss in the wine, lemon juice, and peri peri sauce. Mix this all together and let everything simmer for roughly 5 minutes.
• Serve your shrimp mozambique either over some white rice, or in a bowl with some crunchy bread. Enjoy

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