Ingredients

1 pound small shrimp

1 1/2 tablespoons coarse salt

1 teaspoon rice wine vinegar

6 sprigs fresh thyme

3 Scotch Bonnet chiles, 2 whole, 1 seeded and sliced into rings

Preparation

Stir together all of the ingredients in a medium saucepan. Add 1 tablespoon water. Cover; cook over high heat, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Let cool slightly. Serve with an empty bowl for shells.