Shrimp Veracruz
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Total time: 30 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Veracruz sauce is a flavorful blend of juicy tomatoes, onion, cilantro, and freshly squeezed lime juice. Add a little heat to your dish with a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Onion
1 small, white, finely chopped
Jalapeño pepper
1 small, cored, seeded, minced (don't touch seeds with bare hands)
Garlic
1 clove(s), minced
Uncooked shrimp
1¼ pound(s), large, peeled, deveined, tails removed
Tomato
3 medium, cored and diced
Table salt
½ tsp
Black pepper
¼ tsp
Fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp
Cilantro
2 tsp, fresh, minced
Instructions
1
Coat a 12-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray; set pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, jalapeño, and garlic; sauté for 2 minutes. Add shrimp; sauté 1 minute, stirring frequently.
2
Add tomatoes, salt, and pepper; reduce heat to low and simmer until shrimp are cooked through, about 5 minutes. Stir in lime juice and cilantro; simmer 1 to 2 more minutes so flavors blend.
3
Serving size: about 1 cup
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