Camarones En Salsa / Shrimp in Sauce

photo by CrazyInMaine

- Ready In:
- 35mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
-
5
ingredients
- 1 lb raw shrimp
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1⁄2 cup ketchup
- 2⁄3 cup light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons mustard
- 3 teaspoons chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon paprika
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cumin
- 1 dash red pepper flakes
- lemon zest
- lemon juice
- salt & pepper (to taste)
- fresh chives (optional)
- 5 cups cooked rice (I use Jasmine)
directions
- Shell, de-vein and rinse shrimp, drain and set aside.
- Heat 2 Tbsp butter in skillet(I use a wok) over medium-high heat and saute onions and garlic.
- Add the Shrimp and cook until mostly pink.
- Add the lemon zest and lemon juice from one lemon and stir. Cook for about a minute.
- Add the tomato sauce, ketchup, brown sugar, red wine vinegar, mustard, chili powder, paprika and cumin. Cook over medium heat for 5 to 8 minutes or until hot.
- You can place cooked rice on individual plates and shrimp mixture over or you can combine them together in one pan and serve.
- Top with fresh chives if desired.
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My name is Tanna. I am happily married. My husband and I have a wonderful daughter who was born on Christmas day in 2002. I like to spend time with my family and friend's, read, listen to music, walk, swim, kayak, watch movies, play games... etc... etc...
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