Spicy Caribbean seafood with peppers
Jamaica · Jamaican

Middle Quarters Pepper Shrimp

Whole shrimp cooked hard with scotch bonnet and salt until stained red and addictive.

Preparación
15 min
Cocción
15 min
Total
30 min
Para
4
Dificultad
Fácil
Tipo
Antojo

Ingredientes

4 raciones

Preparación

  1. 1

    Boil the shrimp briefly in heavily salted water with the peppers and thyme.

  2. 2

    Drain, then return to the pan with garlic and a little oil.

  3. 3

    Cook hard for 5 minutes until the shells colour deeply.

Nutrición

Valores por ración · Calculados

calorías
198 kcal
proteínas
32 g
carbohidratos
3 g
grasas
6 g
fibra
0.6 g
azúcares
1 g
sodio
1480 mg
Scotch Bonnet
El ingrediente detrás de esta receta

Scotch Bonnet

Caribbean Pantry

The soul of Caribbean heat: a lantern-shaped pepper whose perfume matters as much as its fire.

Origen
Amazon basin, carried through the Antilles by Arawak and Taíno peoples
Sabor
Fruity, apricot-like sweetness followed by a slow, blooming heat
Calorías / 100 g
40 kcal
Temporada
Year-round, peak July to November

La historia de este ingrediente

Named for its resemblance to a Tam o' Shanter bonnet, the Scotch bonnet travelled from the Amazon basin through the Antilles long before Columbus. It became the signature of Jamaican jerk pits, Haitian pikliz jars and Trinidadian pepper sauces — a pepper used less for punishment than for perfume, always paired with allspice, thyme and citrus.

Caribbean Chefs

Este ingrediente significa algo para ellos

André Clarke

André Clarke

Jamaica · Pimento-wood fire cooking

My grandmother judged a pepper by its smell, never its heat.

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Marie-Lourdes Jean

Marie-Lourdes Jean

Haiti · Epis and Haitian slow cooking

Pikliz taught me that heat is patience, not violence.

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Devon Alleyne

Devon Alleyne

Bahamas · Conch and coastal cooking

You hear a good conch salad before you taste it.

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