Singaporean Chili Shrimp

It has been known that spicy food can help speed up your metabolism. The main source of the heat, the capsaicin is responsible for creating this effect because it generates heat and raises body temperature when eaten. Capsaicin is found in jalapenos, habaneros, cayenne, and on other chili peppers. For today's meal I used our local chili pepper, siling-labuyo. Have you ever heard of the saying Great things come in small packages? Well, the siling-labuyo is so small but it produces a lot of heat.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo large white shrimps
2 small chopped red chili pepper/siling-labuyo
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 teaspoon butter
1 Tbsp finely minced garlic
1 Tbsp thinly sliced onion
1 teaspoon finely minced ginger
salt and pepper to taste
lemon
basil leaves

Preparation:

Clean, remove the shells and set aside.

In a hot pan add 2 Tbsp of olive oil, 1 teaspoon of butter, 1 Tbsp of finely minced garlic, thinly sliced onion and finely minced ginger.

Put in 1/2 kilo large white shrimps and cook for a few minutes.

Add 2 small chopped red chili pepper (labuyo) and 5 Tbsp tomato sauce.

Add salt and ground black pepper to taste then squeeze some lemon juice and a dash of basil leaves. Adjust seasoning.

For best results, serve with white wine. Enjoy!