Cilantro Lime Shrimp Recipe
- cook TIME 12 mins
- prep TIME 10 mins
- total TIME 22 mins
Ingredients (18)
- 13 oz shrimp peeled, deveined, tails on, equals 24 oz unpeeled
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- 2 tbsp lime juice divided
- 8 oz avocado sliced
- 1/2 tsp salt divided
- 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil divided
- 1 tbsp garlic minced
- 1 tbsp unsalted butter
- 1 tsp ground black pepper divided
- 1 tsp sriracha
- 1 tsp tabasco
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp ground cumin
- 1/4 tsp coriander powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 oz jalapeño chopped
- 1/8 tsp lime zest
- 3 cups cooked medium-grain white rice
INSTRUCTIONS
In a bowl, marinate 13 oz shrimp with a spice blend of 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, 1/4 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp tabasco, 1 tbsp lime juice, 1/4 tsp coriander powder, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1/4 tsp garlic powder, and 1 tsp sriracha for 5 minutes.
In the meantime, season 3 cups cooked rice with 1/4 tsp salt, 1 tbsp lime juice, 1/8 tsp lime zest, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 tsp ground black pepper.
In a cast-iron skillet, heat 1/2 tbsp olive oil over medium heat. Sauté 1 tbsp minced garlic for 30 seconds until fragrant. Add the marinated shrimp to the skillet with 1 tbsp unsalted butter. Sauté for 5 minutes until the shrimp turns pink and opaque.
Turn off the heat. Sprinkle 1/4 cup chopped cilantro and 0.5 oz chopped jalapeño on top.
Portion out and serve hot with cooked rice and 2 oz avocado on each plate.