Cockroach shrimp recipe
Ingredients to make Cockroach Shrimp:
- 1 kilogram of large shrimp
- 40 grams of butter
- 7 sliced garlic cloves
- 6 tablespoons of traditional Huichol sauce
- 4 pieces of sour lemon
- 1 pinch of salt
How to make Roach Shrimp:
- Place the butter in ahot skillet over medium heat. Next, she adds the garlic slices and lets them brown, stirring constantly.
- Once the garlic is browned, add the shrimpwith the shell but without the head and tail.
- Also pour the juice of the lemons and turn the shrimp from time to time so that they have an even cook on both sides.
- Add the traditional Huichol sauceand cover the pan so that the cockroach shrimp cook evenly and take on all the flavors of the ingredients.
- This sauce is spicy and it is precisely this touch that is one of the most characteristic of this recipe.
- However, you can always use another type of less spicy Huichol sauce.
- When you notice that the shrimp have changed color and their consistency is firmer to the touch, they are cooked and ready to serve.
- You can add a little lemon juice on top and white rice or enjoy them as is.
- The cockroach shrimp recipecan be made in multiple ways, since in each state they add their personal touch.
- For example, there are Sinaloa-style cockroach shrimp or Nayarit-style cockroach shrimp.
