Camarones Aguachile

I finally made this very traditional Mexican seafood dish!! I'm so proud of this!  

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients (serves 4 persons as main course and 6 persons as starters )
1 kg shrimp, cleaned, peeled, deveined, butterflied and dried with kitchen towel
2 peeled small cucumber, sliced one thinly, and roughly chopped the other
1 red onion, thinly sliced
3 table spoons chopped cilantro leaves
6 chile Serrano, sliced
2 cups lime juice (reserve 2 table spoon for the salsa)
Salt and black pepper to taste
Tortilla chips or crackers to serve

Put the prepared shrimps in a bowl and cover with the lime juice. Make sure that the lime juice covers the shrimps completely. If not turn the shrimps around every other minute.
Let it rest for ten minutes until it turns opaque.

For the salsa:

Pulse the chopped cucumber, Serrano chillies, cilantro and reserved lemon juice, for few seconds until smooth.
Check the seasoning and add salt to taste.

Serving:
Arrange the sliced cucumber on an individual plate/bowl, arrange the shrimps on the cucumber.
Spoon over the salsa, garnish with sliced red onions, and avocado if you wish. 
Served with some crackers, tostadas or toasted crispy corn tortillas.

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I just wanted to share a picture of my breakfast from yesterday. It was a simple veggie egg scramble with a touch of serrano chile for a kick. The scramble was on top of a flat sandwich bread slice that was nicely toasted. I then sprinkled cheese to finish it off. YUMMY! :) xoxo…

The "After Spinning Class" Dinner

I had an amazing spinning class today and by the time I got home I had a HUGE burst of energy! So I directed that energy to cooking.

First I put together a simple salad which had greens, tomatoes, lemon juice (my dressing), and salt & pepper. Simple & yummy. Then I made a shrimp dish which had minced garlic, salt/pepper, chopped Serrano pepper, chopped mushrooms, tomatoes, onion, spinach, and shrimp. Lastly, I cooked brown basmati rice. This was yummy with just the right amount of spicy.

I have plenty for lunch tomorrow. Hurray! Xoxo…

Ceviche

I finally did it! I learned many things throughout the process but overall I am so glad I finally made ceviche. The first thing I learned was that cutting fish isn't that easy. Make sure your knives are sharp! Second, I hate cutting cilantro. Can't they sell it without the stems?Third, now I know why limes are preferred instead of lemons. Lemons are sweeter and the tartness of limes work better for this dish. Lastly, don't chop cucumber in the food processor because it makes it a watery mush. :)

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Aguachile Salsa

I bought a ton of jalapeños for a great price and that same week a customer brought in a bunch of lemons. So I decided to make the aguachile salsa for the first time. The jalapeños weren't too spicy but you can still taste the chile. I'm looking forward to tasting the salsa with shrimp. I still have a lot of lemon juice left so I'm thinking of making a yummy lemonade. This will all have to wait for Sunday. Can't wait!!
Xoxo… excited me :)

Veggie & Cheese Egg Scramble

This was fun because i was creative in my cooking. I grabbed veggies from my veggie drawer (squash, mushrooms, tomato, & jalapeño) and a little garlic. Added salt, pepper, and finally a slice of provolone cheese to top it off.

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'Nuff said. :)

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