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Spicy Jumbo Shrimps With Old Cape Flavours Recipe

Spicy Jumbo Shrimps With Old Cape Flavours Recipe

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Spicy Jumbo Shrimps With Old Cape Flavours

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Ingredients:

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2 lbs shrimp, large, peeled, deveined and rinsed (2 lbs or 1 kg is the cleaned weight)
1 cup yoghurt , full cream
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
8 cardamom pods, crushed (use a pestle and mortar)
2 tbsp fresh ginger (minced, grated or very finely chopped )
2 tbsp garlic, fresh (peeled, chopped and crushed )
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp turmeric, ground
2 tsp paprika (not hot )
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (or use a few drops hot sauce)
1/2 tsp salt

Directions:

In a large bowl mix the ingredients from the yoghurt, down to the salt. Whisk well. It's best to do this well ahead, and leave this sauce, covered, at room temperature - the flavours meld and improve a lot.
Place the cleaned shrimps (preferable in one layer) in a large oven dish or tin, and coat the shrimps with the mixture. Keep some of the sauce for later, if there is enough. Shake the dish, so the thickish sauce penetrates to the bottom of the dish.
Marinate the shrimps in the fridge for 1 hour.
To grill over hot coals, skewer the shrimps close together on skewers (soaked in water if using wooden skewers). Grill quickly and carefully only until they curl up and turn pink, using any leftover or extra sauce to brush them with.
Or bake in a 350 deg F/180 deg C oven, brushing once with the rest of the marinade.
Bake only until they turn pink and curl up - better watch this, as I forgot to time this bit! If they're cold out of the fridge they will take longer - it's better to take the dish out of the fridge 30 minutes before cooking time. (Tonight, cold from the fridge, they took only about 20 mins to cook).
If done in the oven, serve with the juices, over rice. If grilled on skewers, serve with salads and bread.
Be warned that shrimps shrink a lot in cooking, and as a main dish 2 lbs/1 kg will really only serve 4 adults!
You could stretch it by serving it as a starter, on baby mixed greens moistened with vinaigrette. Serve with crusty bread.
Prep time does not include cleaning the shrimps or the marinating time.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	881.81 Kcal (3692 kJ)
Calories from fat	453.73 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	50.41g	78%
Cholesterol	131.52mg	44%
Sodium	2885.76mg	120%
Potassium	296.84mg	6%
Total Carbs	85.22g	28%
Sugars	18.1g	72%
Dietary Fiber	3.05g	12%
Protein	18.71g	37%
Vitamin C	8.4mg	14%
Iron	3.1mg	17%
Calcium	80.9mg	8%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	259.41 Kcal (1086 kJ)
Calories from fat	133.48 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	14.83g	78%
Cholesterol	38.69mg	44%
Sodium	848.93mg	120%
Potassium	87.33mg	6%
Total Carbs	25.07g	28%
Sugars	5.32g	72%
Dietary Fiber	0.9g	12%
Protein	5.5g	37%
Vitamin C	2.5mg	14%
Iron	0.9mg	17%
Calcium	23.8mg	8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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