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Quick and Easy Shrimp Recipe with Harissa

Harissa is a fiery paste which is commonly used in North African cuisine. You see it show up in Tunisian and Moroccan food quite often. It is packed with flavor and comes in many varieties, but common ingredients are chilies, olive oil, garlic, sundried tomatoes, salt, coriander, cumin and caraway seeds.
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Prep Time 2 hours
Cook Time 5 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Morroccan
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 lb raw Shrimp peeled with tails on.
  • 2 Tbsp Harissa Paste
  • Juice of 1/2 Lemon

Equipment

  • Griddle Pan or Baking Sheet

Method
 

  1. Put your shrimp into a medium sized bowl and toss with the harissa paste. Cover and allow to marinate for 2-3 hours in the refrigerator.
  2. Remove shrimp from the refrigerator and preheat your grill or broiler to high heat. I really enjoy doing this on my range top griddle pan.
  3. Quickly lay your shrimp on the griddle pan using tongs and cook about 2 minutes on one side and turn and then another 2 minutes, add a squeeze of lemon and remove and serve over rice, pilaf or roasted cauliflower rice.
Hint: As I store my harissa in the refrigerator, I find it can be a little tacky when I first take it out. A little splash of olive oil loosens it right up.

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