Camarones Recipe ✶ Camarones al Mojo de Ajo (Mexican Shrimp in Garlic Mojo Sauce)

Giant shrimp and baby octopus are cooked in garlic mojo sauce with a touch of pasilla chiles. A delicious recipe that is very easy to make. Serve with white rice, avocado, and a very cold beer.

Ingredients

• ½ cup olive oil, divided
• ½ cup butter, divided
• 1 head garlic, cloves peeled
• 2 limes, juiced
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 pounds cleaned baby squid, bodies sliced crosswise into 1/2 rings, large tentacles halved
• 12 large jumbo prawns, cleaned
• 2 dried pasilla chile, seeded and sliced

Cooking Directions

1. Combine 1/4 olive oil, 1/4 cup of butter, garlic, lime juice, vinegar, salt, and pepper in a blender; blend until marinade is smooth.
2. Place squid and prawns into a bowl, pour in marinade, and stir until well coated. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
3. Heat remaining 1/4 cup olive oil and 1/4 cup butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook chile until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add squid and shrimp; cook and stir until evenly browned, 10 to 15 minutes per side.

Nutrition Facts

• calories660.2
• carbohydrateContent7.1 g
• cholesterolContent124.9 mg
• fatContent53.1 g
• fiberContent1.3 g
• proteinContent39.3 g
• saturatedFatContent18.4 g
• sodiumContent281.7 mg
• sugarContent0.3 g