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Shrimp Mozambique

A BRACING DISH of shrimp bathed in a buttery, garlicky, peppery sauce (think spicy scampi), shrimp Mozambique can be found in households and restaurants in Portuguese communities such as Fall River and New Bedford, both in Massachusetts. It’s a sophisticated but simple dish, suitable as an appetizer or light main course, and it comes together quickly.

The Mozambique moniker grows from Portugal’s history in southeast Africa, where Portuguese colonists cultivated the pepper in

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