Javanese Sambal With Grilled Shrimp - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
    6 serrano peppers, seeded,deveined,chopped
    1 1/2 teaspoons anchovy paste
    2 cloves garlic
    5 tablespoons lime juice
    1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
Preparation
    In a food processor, whirl cocount, chilies, anchovy paste, garlic, and lime juice until coconut and chilies are minced; scrape container sides frequently.
    Rinse and drain shrimp.
    Thread onto 4 flat metal skewers (10 to 14 in.) Brush shrimp with paste.
    Be sure to reserve some for serving.
    Place shrimp on a BBQ grill over a solid bed of medium-hot coals or on a gas grill set at medium hot (can hold hand at grill level for no more than 3 seconds); close lid on grill.
    Cook shrimp, turning once, until bright pink but still moist (about 2 minutes a side).
    Serve with reserved sambal paste.

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