VENEZUELAN PEPPERS WITH SHRIMP

Ingredients

• •3 lb Shrimp (16-20/lb)
• •3 c Spanish Olive Oil
• •4 ea Large Red Bell Peppers *
• •8 ea Cloves Garlic **
• •1 ea Chili Pepper Seeded/Minced
• •1 ea Loaf French Bread 1" Slices
• •1 x Feta Cheese (optional)

Directions

1. 1* Bell peppers should be seeded and cut into thin julienne strips.
2. 2** Garlic cloves should be peeled and cut into 1/4-inch chunks.
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4. 4Slit the shrimp up the back with a sharp knife. Remove the vein, but do
5. 5not peel shrimp. Set them aside. Combine 2 cups of olive oil and the
6. 6red pepper strips in a deep heavy skillet or saute pan. Heat slowly.
7. 7Cook very gently until the peppers are extremely tender but not at all
8. 8browned. (The oil will turn a lovely rose color.) Set peppers aside.
9. 9Pour the remaining oil into another skillet with the garlic pieces. Stew
10. 10the garlic slowly for 4 to 5 minutes, until tender and golden. Scoop out
11. 11the garlic with a strainer or slotted spoon and add it to the peppers.
12. 12Heat the garlic oil until it ripples. Throw in the minced chili pepper
13. 13and the shrimp. Saute, tossing the shrimp in the oil, until they turn
14. 14pink and are just done. To serve, spoon the peppers and their oil into a
15. 15serving dish. Surround with the shrimp. Serve with bread. Each diner
16. 16soaks slices of bread in the oil and piles the bread with peppers and
17. 17garlic. Feta cheese may be eaten with it and the shrimp goes on top.