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Aguachiles Verdes

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Ingredients

  • 2 pounds shrimp, cleaned and deveined, cut in half or butterflied
  • Juice of 12–15 limes
  • Salt, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • Red onion, to taste
  • 1/2 cucumber, washed and unpeeled
  • 2 serrano peppers
  • 1 handful fresh cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Maggi seasoning sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Spanglish Asadero Chile Verde seasoning
  • A few tablespoons of the lime juice used to cook the shrimp
  • 1 additional cucumber, seeded and sliced into half-moons

Chile Verde

Directions
  1. Place the cleaned and deveined shrimp in a large bowl. Add the lime juice, salt, black pepper, and sliced red onion. Toss well and let the shrimp marinate for about 30 minutes, or until they change color.
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  2. Meanwhile, prepare the green sauce. In a blender, combine the unpeeled half cucumber, serrano peppers, cilantro, Worcestershire sauce, Maggi seasoning sauce, Spanglish Asadero Chile Verde seasoning, and a few tablespoons of the lime juice from the shrimp. Blend until smooth.
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  3. Remove the seeds from the remaining cucumber and slice it into half-moons. Add the cucumber to the marinated shrimp.
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  4. Pour the green sauce over the shrimp and gently mix everything together.
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  5. Serve immediately and enjoy this refreshing and delicious Green Aguachile.