Paa Food / Grilled Cajun shrimp
A Cajun crowd-pleaser Paa is delighted to have Tanzanian chef Monalisa Rwechungura as its new cookery columnist. The business graduate’s culinary brand has its own YouTube channel, Diko by Monalisa, in which she shares short video recipes for international dishes as well as Tanzanian classics all in Swahili. For us, she starts with this fiery seafood dish and breaks down the steps to create it in English and Swahili. Furaha ya chakula!
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et’s talk about the deliciousness
spicy as you want. It gives the shrimp
that is Cajun shrimp!!!
an amazing flavour! Perfect as a starter
Packed with big and bold flavours
for a party, or as a main course served
from the Cajun seasoning, this dish is
with rice/pasta or just add a simple
a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. Not to
vegetable on the side and dinner is
mention that it is a total time-saver,
served.
clocking in at just 20 minutes from prep to cooking time. This recipe includes homemade Cajun seasoning that you can make as
Ingredients
• Shrimp 0.5 kg • Dry spices for seasoning:
garlic powder, onion powder, white pepper, black pepper, paprika, Cayenne pepper, thyme, basil, parsley, oregano, salt
• Diced pineapples.
Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 5 minutes
To stream from the full list of video recipes, visit the Diko by Monalisa YouTube channel. More information is also available at the Instagram page @dikobymonalisa
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And let’s not forget, it’s a healthy meal, which makes it perfect for most dietary requirements. Let’s get to it!
Method 1. If you are using wooden/ bamboo skewers, soak them in water for 30 minutes, skip if using iron ones. 2. Clean, de-vein and wash the shrimp. 3. In a clean bowl mix all your dry spices to form a Cajun seasoning rub. 4. Season the shrimp with the Cajun seasoning rub and let sit for 30 minutes. 5. Skewer the shrimp while alternating with the diced pineapples.
6. Apply oil to the grill and set temperature to 170°C. 7. Once the grill is hot, place skewers on and grill for 2.5 minutes per side. 8. Drizzle with lemon juice and garnish with fresh parsley.
