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One of my favorite dishes ever is Mexican Shrimp, or Camarones a la Mexicana.
Ingredients For Camarones a la Mexicana
Now this is my kind of fast food! Simple prep of the following ingredients:
- Shrimp - peel and devein
- Spices - gather salt, pepper, and cayenne
- Garlic, serrano pepper, and onion - mince (using a food processor makes this super quick and easy!)
- Tomato - dice (you can use 1 large tomato, or 2 Roma tomatoes)
- Lime - juice of a lime
- Cilantro - chop up a handful
The quantity of serrano pepper and cayenne that I use in this recipe does make this a very spicy dish! If you prefer a milder dish, then you can reduce the number of serrano peppers and/or deseed them. Feel free to also adjust the amount of cayenne pepper to suit your tastes.
You just KNOW these ingredients combined are going to give you a super fresh and vibrant dish!
Once Prepped, Cook Up Camarones a la Mexicana in a FLASH!
The prep does take a few minutes, but the cook time on the stove is quick so be ready!
Simply heat up olive oil, and throw in the minced garlic, serrano peppers and onion. After stir frying for a bit, add tomato and spices and stir for around a minute or so.
Add the shrimp next, and cook until it turns a lovely shade of pink and curls up. Then add lots of fresh lime juice and cilantro, stir, and get ready for the most vibrant and freshest flavors you will crave again and again!!!
Check out this Camaraones a la Mexicana. You will absolutely love it!!
So Good...You'll Go Back For Seconds!
Camarones a la Mexicana was soooo good, that I went back for seconds! It couldn't be helped! Good to know that this is a healthy dish as well as delicious so I didn't feel too bad about it. 😄
I hope you will learn from my mistake, and maybe double the recipe when you make this! 😃
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Camarones a la Mexicana
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 5 cloves garlic minced
- 3 serrano pepper minced; reduce number of chilies and/or deseed them for a milder dish
- 1 small onion minced
- 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 large tomato diced; or 2 Roma tomatoes diced
- 1 lime juiced
- cilantro handful, roughly chopped; extra for garnish if desired
- 1 ts cayenne reduce amount for a milder dish
- ½ ts salt plus additional to taste
- ½ ts pepper plus additional to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a skillet on medium high. Add minced garlic, chilies, and onion to the skillet and stir constantly for a couple of minutes.
- Add diced tomato and spices, and stir fry for 1 minute.
- Add shrimp, and cook for around 3 minutes or until the shrimp changes color and curls up and is cooked. Stir frequently and take care not to overcook the shrimp.
- Add lime juice and cilantro and stir. Inhale the delicious and fragrant aroma of this dish!
- Enjoy and serve with lots of love!
June Barrera
My mom wanted me to make a shrimp recipe and I happened to stumble on this recipe. It was spicy and delicious so what more could you ask for ? Not just spicy and delicious but it was also quick and easy to make! Thanks Grace for this delicious shrimp recipe!
Grace
Hello June! Thank you for your kind comments and for taking a chance on this recipe! So very happy that you and mom liked it!! Thanks again!!!