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- 1
Melt the butter
Get a big skillet over medium heat and melt the butter until it's fully liquid and smelling good.
- 2
Start the onion
Thinly slice the quarter onion and toss it in with the salt and pepper. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring here and there.
- 3
Bring the garlic
Mince the garlic, add it to the pan, and cook 3 more minutes, stirring often, until it's fragrant and the onion turns translucent. This is where the magic happens.
- 4
Lime it up
Zest 1 lime and juice half of another, then add both to the pan. Cook 2 minutes so all that citrus melts into the butter.
- 5
Cook the shrimp
Crank the heat to medium-high and add the peeled, deveined shrimp. Cook 3 to 4 minutes, flipping halfway, until they turn pink and are just cooked through. Don't walk away here, shrimp go from perfect to rubbery fast.
- 6
Serve it hot
Pull the pan off the heat, chop the cilantro and shower it over the top, and serve right away over rice, in warm tortillas, or on a crispy tostada.
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Camarones al Mojo de Ajo (Mexican Garlic Shrimp)
Created by: TacoEveryDay
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1/4 onion
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 6 garlic
- 2 lime
- 1 lb shrimp
- 1/2 tsp cilantro
Instructions
- Melt the butterGet a big skillet over medium heat and melt the butter until it's fully liquid and smelling good.
- Start the onionThinly slice the quarter onion and toss it in with the salt and pepper. Cook about 2 minutes, stirring here and there.
- Bring the garlicMince the garlic, add it to the pan, and cook 3 more minutes, stirring often, until it's fragrant and the onion turns translucent. This is where the magic happens.
- Lime it upZest 1 lime and juice half of another, then add both to the pan. Cook 2 minutes so all that citrus melts into the butter.
- Cook the shrimpCrank the heat to medium-high and add the peeled, deveined shrimp. Cook 3 to 4 minutes, flipping halfway, until they turn pink and are just cooked through. Don't walk away here, shrimp go from perfect to rubbery fast.
- Serve it hotPull the pan off the heat, chop the cilantro and shower it over the top, and serve right away over rice, in warm tortillas, or on a crispy tostada.