Camaroes a paulista (sao paulo style shrimp)

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
6 (8inch) wooden skewers
Juice of 3 limes
1½ Cloves garlic, finely
Chopped
1 White onion, finely chopped
½ small Bunch cilantro, coarsely
Chopped
1 teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
¼ cup Olive oil
24 Jumbo shrimp, peeled and
Deveined
For the Bread and Salad:
½ cup Olive oil
Salt and freshly ground
Black pepper
1 Clove garlic, minced
12 (1inch square) cubes of
Stale country white bread
6 slices Thinly sliced smoked bacon,
Cut into 1inch squares
1 Head Boston lettuce, cut
Into a fine chiffonade
2 tablespoons Red wine vinegar
Lime wedges, for serving

Directions

Soak the skewers in water for at least 1, preferably 3 hours.

In a large glass bowl, whisk together the lime juice, garlic, onion, cilantro, salt, pepper and olive oil. Add the shrimp and toss to coat evenly. Cover the bowl and marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours, tossing once or twice. Remove the shrimp from the marinade and drain briefly. Reserve the shrimp marinade.

In another bowl, combine ¼ cup of the olive oil with ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper and the minced garlic. Toss the bread cubes in this mixture, making sure they are evenly coated, and let sit for about 3 minutes.

Preheat a grill or broiler to mediumhigh heat. Thread 4 shrimp, 4 squares of bacon and 2 bread cubes onto each skewer, alternating and placing bacon on both sides of each bread cube. Grill the skewers for about 2 minutes on each of all 4 sides, brushing with a little more of the bread marinade as they cook.

In a large bowl, toss the lettuce chiffonade with the remaining ¼ cup olive oil and salt and pepper to taste. Add the vinegar and toss again briefly. Make a bed of lettuce on a plate, perch a skewer on the top, and spoon a little of the remaining shrimp marinade over the top. Garnish the plate with lime wedges and serve.

Yield: 6 servings

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