How To Make Tequila Lime Shrimp
Level up your weeknight dinner with this tequila lime shrimp seasoned with cumin, then finished with a squeeze of lime and cilantro.
Preparation: 10 minutes
Cooking: 5 minutes
Total: 15 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1lbjumbo shrimp,peeled and deveined
- ¼tspground cumin
- ¼tspkosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- ½tbspextra-virgin olive oil
- 4clovesgarlic,crushed
- ¼tspred pepper flakes,crushed
- 2tbsplime juice,from 1 medium lime
- 2oztequilla
- 3tbspfresh cilantro,rough, chopped
Instructions
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Season the shrimp with cumin, and salt and pepper to taste.
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Heat a very large nonstick skillet over high heat.
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Add the oil and shrimp to the pan, and cook them undisturbed for about 2 minutes.
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Turn the shrimp over, add garlic, red pepper flakes, then cook for about 1 minute until opaque throughout.
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Add the tequila and cook for 30 to 40 seconds until slightly evaporated, remove from heat then squeeze the lime juice over all the shrimp.
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Add the cilantro, toss well, and serve.
Nutrition
- Calories: 103.01kcal
- Fat: 2.89g
- Saturated Fat: 0.54g
- Trans Fat: 0.02g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 1.46g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.53g
- Carbohydrates: 2.88g
- Fiber: 0.18g
- Sugar: 0.19g
- Protein: 15.72g
- Cholesterol: 142.88mg
- Sodium: 643.17mg
- Calcium: 70.14mg
- Potassium: 158.26mg
- Iron: 0.42mg
- Vitamin A: 64.68µg
- Vitamin C: 3.47mg
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