Achiote Shrimp
- Ready In:
- 21mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon achiote paste (*)
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 3⁄4 teaspoon coarse salt
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon grapefruit juice
- 1 lb medium shrimp, deveined and peeled, leave tails on if you like for a nice presentation
- cilantro leaf, chopped
directions
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook until golden and fragrant, 1 minute. Add achiote, pepper, sugar and salt. Cook, mashing with the back of a wooden spoon, to a thick paste, 2 minutes.
- Pour in lime juice and grapefruit juice, thinning to a sauce.
- Add shrimp. Cook, tossing, until shrimp are cooked through and coated with an orange/red sauce, 4 minutes. Transfer to a shallow bowl and sprinkle with cilantro.
- You can eat these guys as is, over rice or dipped into guacamole (the guac is my favorite way to have these).
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Hey Jude
Winter, Wisconsin