Grilled Shrimp with Tamarind Sauce

== Ingredients ==
* 1½ lb jumbo (8 to 12 per lb) shrimp
* 3 teaspoons sea salt dissolved in 1½ cups water
=== Tamarind sauce ===
* 1 tablespoon tamarind from a pliable block
* ⅓ 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
* 1½ 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 cut crosswise
* fresh cilantro sprigs
== Directions ==
# Prepare grill for cooking.
# Soak shrimp (still in shells) in salt water 5 minutes, then rinse well in a colander.
=== Tamarind sauce ===
# Place tamarind in a bowl with water and rub with your fingers to dissolve pulp.
# Pour through a strainer into a bowl, pressing hard on solids, and discard solids.
# Heat oil in a small heavy saucepan over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook cilantro paste and garlic, stirring, until fragrant.
# Stir in hot sauce, 3 tablespoons tamarind juice, palm sugar, and fish sauce.
# Simmer until thickened to consistency of light syrup, about 3 minutes.
=== Grill shrimp ===
# Snip shells of shrimp with scissors down center of back, from wide end to second-to-last tail section.
# Butterfly shrimp in their shells, making a deep incision along length of back where shells are cut, and devein.
# Grill shrimp on their sides on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until shells are pink and slightly charred and shrimp are just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes on each side (alternatively, grill shrimp in a hot well-seasoned ridged grill pan over moderate heat)
# Spoon tamarind sauce over shrimp (still in shells) in a serving dish.
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