Cuban-Style Mojo Shrimp recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup lime juice
¼ cup orange juice
¼ cup grapefruit juice
¼ cup lemon juice
¼ cup vinegar
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
5 cloves garlic, peeled and chopped
½ teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
1 pinch salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pound fresh shrimp - peeled, deveined, and tails removed
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Nutrition Info

372.4 calories
carbohydrate: 18.6 g
cholesterol: 156.6 mg
fat: 25 g
fiber: 0.8 g
protein: 19.6 g
saturatedFat: 3.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 345.4 mg
sugar: 2.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Pour lime, orange, grapefruit, and lemon juices into a blender or food processor. Add vinegar, oil, garlic, Mexican oregano, red pepper flakes, and cumin. Pulse several times, then blend until the garlic pieces disappear, about 1 minute. Season with salt and pepper and pulse one more time.

  2. Pour marinade into a 1-gallon resealable bag and add shrimp. Squeeze most of the air out of the bag and seal. Refrigerate for 15 minutes, with the shrimp inside the bag in a single layer. Drain and reserve marinade.

  3. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium heat and cook shrimp in a single layer, 1 to 1 1/2 minutes per side. Shrimp are done when they are opaque, pink and white, and curled into a \"C\" shape. Remove shrimp from the skillet and set aside.

  4. Pour reserved marinade into the same skillet and bring to a boil. Boil until marinade is reduced to about 2/3 cup, about 6 minutes. Pour into a small serving pitcher or sauce boat.

  5. Serve shrimp with sauce on the side as a dipping sauce, or toss shrimp in the sauce. Garnish with fresh cilantro.

Recipe Yield

4 servings

Recipe Note

Shrimp is one of my favorite weeknight meals, because it is so quick to prepare! The Cuban-style marinade is full of citrus flavors with a few surprises. Normally, \"mojo\" means a flavor based on Seville oranges, and these sour oranges can be hard to find. A bit of extra lime, some grapefruit juice, and vinegar stand in for the brightness of the missing Seville oranges in this recipe. The red pepper flakes add just a little zing, so if you like spicy foods, feel free to add more, to your taste. We like this with simple white rice and some black beans, or a side of grilled mixed veggies.

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