Piri Piri Shrimp

The underlying flavor of this piri piri sauce comes from caramelized onions and red bell peppers. Bird’s eye chilis bring some heat to the sauce, and lemon juice and fresh oregano round everything out with a complex mix of acidity and herbal notes.

Ingreadient

  • olive oil
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 2 bird’s eye chilies, cut in half, seeds and stem removed (substitute a pinch or two of cayenne pepper if you have to)
  • salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 clove garlic, peeled and left whole
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup loosely packed fresh oregano
  • 1 pound 1 lb head-on shrimp (you don’t have to use head-on shrimp, but the heads have a lot of extra flavor. if you use cleaned shrimp without the heads, use ½ lb shrimp)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 handful chopped parsley leaves to garnish