Camarones a la Veracruzana Shrimp Veracruz-Style
From mrsc543 14 years ago
- 26 minutes to make
- Serves 4
I found this recipe in a Mexican cookbook that I bought several years ago at a yard sale. Although I've not made this before, it did sound good.
Ingredients
- 1 lb cleaned, peeled shrimp shopping list
- 1 large green bell pepper shopping list
- 1Tbsp vegetable oil shopping list
- 1 small onion, chopped shopping list
- 5 small tomatoes, chopped (1 1/4 lbs) shopping list
- 12 pimento-stuffed green olives shopping list
- 1 1/2 tsp capers shopping list
- 1 bay leaf shopping list
- 1/2 tsp sugar shopping list
- 1/2 tsp salt shopping list
- 2 Tbsp vegetable oil shopping list
- lime juice shopping list
How to make it
- Cut green pepper in 1 1/2" x 1/2" strips.
- Heat 1 Tbsp oil in a large saucepan.
- Add onion and green pepper strips.
- Cook until onion is tender but not browned.
- Add tomatoes, olives, capers, bay leaf, sugar and salt.
- Bring to a boil; reduce heat.
- Cover and simmer 20 minutes.
- Taste sauce and add more salt, if needed.
- Heat 2 Tbsp oil in a large skillet and add cleaned shrimp.
- Cook over medium heat until pink, about 3 minutes.
- Sprinkle a few drops of lime juice over shrimp.
- Add sauce and cook 3 to 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
- Serve immediately.
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They serve this in Mexico.. they also do fish this way... I love it.
Great post.
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