# JAMAICAN PEPPA SHRIMP

This dish is a popular street food in Jamaica often served on roadsides in a bag, and gets its nice hue from annatto powder.

- Cuisine: Caribbean
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs shrimp
- salt
- black pepper
- annatto powder
- green seasoning
- paprika
- onion powder
- garlic powder
- green onion (scallion)
- yellow onion
- 4 scotch bonnet pepper (no seeds)
- garlic
- thyme
- pimento (all spice) berries
- oil
- water

## Instructions

1. Clean and season the shrimp with salt, black pepper, annatto powder, green seasoning, paprika, onion powder, and garlic powder.
2. Let the shrimp marinate.
3. Chop the aromatics: green onion (scallion), yellow onion, scotch bonnet peppers (no seeds, 4 used), garlic, thyme, and pimento berries.
4. Heat some oil in a pan and add more annatto powder.
5. Once the oil is hot, sear the shrimp for a couple of minutes on each side. Do this in two batches if you have a lot of shrimp, adding more oil if needed.
6. After the shrimp gets a nice sear and turns red from the annatto, add back the full batch of shrimp.
7. Add the aromatics to the pan with the shrimp and sweat them down for a couple of minutes.
8. Once everything becomes nice and fragrant, add a little bit of water.
9. Bring the mixture to a simmer.
10. Cover the pan and cook for 10 minutes.

## Equipment

- pan
- tongs
- chopping board
- knife
- bowl
- lid

## Tips

- You can use any size shrimp you like but it's suggested to go for bigger shrimp.
- You can adjust the heat level by how much peppers you use.
- Shell on is optional; you can take it off before seasoning or during eating.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DG-7V-QRqUZ/?igsh=MXY0dWhmMmF4a2VvcQ==
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/e7cc6c21-3f3a-43b0-a8fd-475fe9609f18
- Extracted: 2025-11-22

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