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Methoddology
1. Thaw frozenn
large shrimp
(do not usse
microwave e).
2. Season shrimmp
with salt (to taste).
3. Chop onion in long strips s.
4. Pour olive oil
in stainless s steel pan (eenough
to co over bottom)
and heat.
5. Place shrimps
in hot oli ive oil. Shrimmps
must lie e flat in pan. . Do not stack
them up because
then cookingg
process will
be unevenn.
6. Once shrimpps
turn pink,
turn. Repeeat.
Do not le eave cooking g station unnattended
as s shrimps
can overcoook
in a matte er of secondss.
This is the most important
step in preparing th his recipe
for if shrimpp
are overcoo oked, it will sspoil
the exp perience.
7. Set aside coooked
shrimps
in anotheer
bowl (not t plastic). If not, shrimpps
will overco ook with
heat from ppan.
Add cho opped onions
as heat fro om shrimps will contribuute
to soften n these a
little and flavors
will inte eract and meerge
better.
8. Wait until shhrimps
are at t room tempperature.
9. Add olive oiil
to taste an nd lime juicee.
If you add lime juice while w shrimpps
are still ho ot, flavor
will vary.
10. Add capers aand
cilantro. .
11. Mix salad.
12. Cut avocadoos
in small cu ubes.
13. Add avocadoos
and mix gently g (so youu
don’t end up u with guac camole).
Discussion
This dishh
can be served
as an ap ppetizer, acccompanied
with w crackers s or bread, oor
as a main dish. My
family likes
it best wwhen
served with w white riice
and fried d green plant tains.
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