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African Red Dip with Shrimp (Ata Sauce with Shrimp)

Red Dip with Shrimp. West African Ata Sauce is based on a homemade red pepper paste, complex with the flavors of many spices.

YIELD: 1

Ingredients:

Red Pepper Paste:
1/4 cup dry red wine
1 tsp ground red pepper
3/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp ground cardamom
1/8 tsp ground coriander
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp black pepper
1/8 x a med onion
1 sm clv garlic
1/4 cup paprika

Sauce:
1 cup chili sauce
12 x chilled cooked and peeled shrimp

Directions:

To prepare Red Pepper Paste, process all Paste ingredients except paprika in blender until smooth, scraping sides of blender frequently.

Heat paprika in 1-quart saucepan 1 minute. Add spice mixture gradually, stirring until smooth. Heat, stirring occasionally, until hot, about 3 minutes. Cool.

To prepare Sauce, mix together chili sauce and only 2 tablespoons Red Pepper Sauce (reserve rest in refrigerator for use at another time).

Serve Sauce with chilled cooked shrimp.

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