Recipe: Margarita Shrimp
Summary: For an elegant, easy-to-fix main course, stir-fry shrimp in tequila and lime, then serve over thinly sliced red onions.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup gold or white tequila
- 1/2 teaspoon grated lime peel
- 2 tablespoons each lime juice and water
- 2 tablespoons minced cilantro or parsley
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/8 teaspoon white pepper
- 1 pound large shrimp (about 25 per lb.), shelled and deveined
- About 2 teaspoons orange-flavored liqueur, or to taste (optional)
- 2 large red onions
- Salt
- Cilantro sprigs
- Lime wedges
Instructions
- In a nonmetal bowl, mix tequila, lime peel, lime juice, water, minced cilantro, honey, and white pepper.
- Pour tequila mixture into a wide nonstick frying pan.
- Add shrimp and cook over medium-high heat, stirring, until shrimp are just opaque but still moist in center; cut to test (3 to 4 minutes).
- With a slotted spoon, transfer shrimp to a bowl and keep warm.
- Bring cooking liquid to a boil over high heat; boil until reduced to 1/3 cup.
- Remove pan from heat; stir in liqueur, if desired.
- While cooking liquid is boiling, thinly slice onions.
- Arrange onion slices in a single layer on a rimmed platter.
- To serve, spoon shrimp and cooking liquid over onion slices.
- Season to taste with salt; garnish with cilantro sprigs and lime wedges.
Quick notes
Quick cooking keeps the shellfish tender and succulent.
Makes 4 servings.
Per serving: 173 calories ( 9% calories from fat), 21 g protein, 19 g carbohydrates, 2g total fat (0.3 g saturated fat) , 140 mg cholesterol, 153 mg sodium.
Preparation time: 15 minute(s)
Cooking time: 10 minute(s)
Diet tags: Low calorie, Reduced fat, High protein
Number of servings (yield): 4
Culinary tradition: Mexican
Calories: 173
Fat: 2 g
Protein: 21 g
