Camarones al Mojo de Ajo
Camarones al Mojo de Ajo is an amazingly delicious Mexican recipe made with succulent shrimp in a butter garlic sauce. All ready in under 30 MINUTES!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time6 minutes mins
Total Time21 minutes mins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 4
Calories: 358kcal
- 1 lb shrimp medium
- 1 stick butter divided
- 1 head garlic peeled and whole
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Juice of 1 lime
- 1 tbspn Salt
- ½ tspn Pepper
- Chopped cilantro topping
Peel, devein, and wash shrimp.
Set aside until ready to use.
In a blender, add ½ stick of butter, garlic, olive oil, lime juice, salt, and pepper.
Blend until smooth.
In a large skillet, melt the remaining stick of butter.
Add all of the garlic mixture from the blender.
Melt. About 1 minute.
Add the raw shrimp.
Cook for 3-4 minutes or until shrimp is pink.
Serve.
Top shrimp with butter sauce and chopped cilantro.
Enjoy.
Depending on the size of shrimp you use, cooking time may vary. Larger shrimp take a longer time to cook.
Freezing this dish is not recommended.
This dish lasts up to 3 days in the fridge.
The sauce can be made ahead of time.
Calories: 358kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 347mg | Sodium: 2516mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 706IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 184mg | Iron: 3mg