Mexican Shrimp Cocktail Recipe
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Ready in: 1-2 hrs
Difficulty: 2 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)
Serves/Makes: 6
Ingredients:
1 cup water
1/3 cup lime juice
1 clove garlic -- finely chopped
2 teaspoons salt
1 dash black pepper
24 shrimp, raw*
1 avocado -- peeled and chopped
2 jalapeno chiles**
1/4 cup tomato -- chopped
2 tablespoons onion -- chopped
2 tablespoons carrot -- finely chopped
2 tablespoons cilantro, fresh -- snipped
2 tablespoons vegetable or olive oil
1 1/2 cup lettuce -- finely shredded
lemon or lime wedges
Directions:
* Shrimp should be peeled and deveined. ** Jalapeno Chiles should be seeded and finely chopped.
Heat water, lime juice, garlic, salt and pepper to boiling in a 4-quart Dutch oven, reduce heat. Simmer uncovered until reduced to 2/3 cup. Add shrimp. Cover and simmer 3 minutes, do NOT overcook. Immediately remove shrimp from liquid with slotted spoon, place in bowl of iced water. Simmer liquid until reduced to 2 tablespoons, cool.
Mix reduced liquid, shrimp and remaining ingredients except shredded lettuce and lemon wedges in a glass or plastic bowl. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Just before serving place 1/4 cup lettuce on each of 6 serving dishes. Divide shrimp mixture among dishes. Garnish with lemon wedges.
This recipe from CDKitchen for Mexican Shrimp Cocktail serves/makes 6
Recipe ID: 10284
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