Grilled Shrimp with Tamarind Sauce Recipe - (4.3/5)

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb jumbo (8 to 12 per lb) shrimp
• 3 teaspoons sea salt dissolved in 11/2 cups water
• For tamarind sauce
• 1 tablespoon tamarind from a pliable block
• 1/3 cup water
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped cleaned fresh cilantro roots and/or stems, pounded to a paste
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon Sriracha or other Asian hot chile sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons palm sugar, or to taste
• 1 tablespoon Asian fish sauce (preferably Thai naam pla), or to taste
• Garnish: 2 fresh serrano or jalapeño chiles, seeded, halved lengthwise, and finely julienned crosswise; and fresh cilantro sprigs