Shrimps \"Al Mojo de Ajo\"

Beli

Literally translated from the Spanish, mojo de ajo means "gravy of garlic". I just think of it as "delicious," and order it every time I can. This is my mother in law simple recipe.

Ingredients: Evoo, butter, shrimp , rinsed, shelled, and deveined, leaving the tails on, garlic cloves chopped, salt & paprika

Instructions:
In a small bowl, mix the EVOO, butter, garlic, salt and paprika. Pour this mixture over the shrimp in the pot. Dot with the remaining butter & leave marinating overnight.



Preheat the Egg to 600°F. & prepare a shallow pan or clay pot by greasing it with some of the butter. Lay shrimp in one layer on the bottom of the pot.
Place the pot on the egg and cook for about 4 minutes, or until the shrimp turn pink and opaque.



Loren fixed some wild rice with almonds & spinach...



..... & some zucchini filled with caramelized onion, corn & dehidrated tomatoes




Serve immediately with French bread for sopping up the leftover juices. DELICIOSO!!

MtnBlue

Wow. Those shrimp look incredible. Do you use equal portions of EVOO and butter?

Florida Grillin Girl

Lovely shrimp dinner, Beli. Looks like a beautiful day there too! See you soon.

Faith

Cpt'n Cook

That does look delicioso, I am going to make some and eat eat it all myself. Unfortunately or fortunately :ohmy: the First Mate cannot eat shrimp.

Beli

TKS....a little bit more EVOO, actually you could skip the butter if you wanted.......on the other hand you could add some dried guajillo chili to your taste...

Beli

Gracias Faith......at last the skies cleared & I took advantage... see you in Atlanta!!

Beli

TKS Cpt'n...perhaps you could cook some scallops for her the same way....

Rolling Egg

Beli,
Nice looking cook my friend. Those are some great looking shrimp. I would love em better if they were on my plate :woohoo: Have a great day

AZRP

Muy bien mi amigo! -RP

NoVA Bill

Beli,

All I can say is WOW. Another beautiful dish. I'm saving your recipe as the wife likes shrimp and you never know when one might need a "get out of the dog house" cook. :laugh:

cookn biker

Beli, That is a very simple cook. Lot's of colors and great ingredients. I have most of them. I was wondering what I am cooking today. Geat pics, and thank you.

rsmdale

That is a keeper recipe,Ialways am looking for new ways to do shrimp(This I will try!!)Great cook Beli,and Lauren did you proud w/the sides.


GOOD EATS AND GOOD FRIENDS

DALE

Beli

TKS mi amigo.....they were very tasty...& coming from mother in law's recipe.....just Perfect!!! :laugh:

Beli

Hey Randy...TKS. actually I'm very interested in your cooking suggestions for aged beef........but probably better leave the subject for Atlanta. have a great weekend!!!

Beli

Yeap...... :laugh: ..Bill......this is the basic recipe & I'm sure you could add some dried chili, lemon, orégano etc. ....you could ask her & make it perfect for her taste..

Misippi Egger

I, too, saved that recipe. I've god frozen shrimp in the freezer I brought back from a fishing trip in south Louisiana. Now I know what my next shrimp cook will be !

Thanks!

Beli

Molly always a pleasure, TKS mi amiga!!

Misippi Egger

You have that "problem" in northern Virginia also?? :laugh:

Beli

Dale Gracias....she is the Real Chef behind my back..... :laugh:

Beli

Clark nothing like your own caught shrimp, good luck & have a great day!!

Bacchus

"Gravy of Garlic" ????
That can only be a delicious thing!!

Misippi Egger

Heading out to the annual "Day in the Country" festival in a little community about 15 minutes from here. They are also hosting a Memphis BBQ Network-sanctioned competition. Got the top down on the convertible and picking up our neighbors shortly !

I was asked to help compete in the pork shoulder category, but when I found out one has to cook 5 shoulders for the judges, I politely backed out. I will try the KCBS competition next Spring - only have to produce presentation boxes for the judges, not whole, unpulled butts plus the boxes! :ohmy:

Beli

A wise decission Clark :laugh: take some photos of the festival....& the convertible of course...... :P Had one when we just got married...but then my wife decided I needed a more family type car :( :P and as I'm the one with the last word in this home I said....YES DARLING..... :laugh:

Beli

Gosh Clark seems to be an epidemic...we have it here in México as well.. :laugh:

Beli

Sounds nice doesn't it Ron?.....it is addictive as well.... :laugh:

Ross in Ventura

Looks like a fine meal Beli

Ross

Rascal

Nice one!~~ Could you elaborate a bit on the ingredient measures or do you just 'wing' it?
Thanks for the drools... 8 - ),,,

Beli

TKS Ross Felicidades mi amigo!!!!....as i said earlier.....coming from my mother in law's recipe...has to be great!!!!!! :laugh:

NoVA Bill

Oh yea and there isn't any know antidote.

Beli

Sure here you go......we made 4.5 lbs of it so I'll put it in more normal measures.... :laugh: .....say 1 pound

1/2 cup EVOO to cover the shrimp
2 tablespoons butter,
1 pound shrimp , rinsed, shelled, and deveined with tails on
6 cloves garlic, chopped
1 pinch of salt
1 pinch of paprika

Hope this helps......

Unknown

That looks so tasty Beli.

I'm going to make that for the wife and kids...a simple dish - I like the wild rice with spinach and almonds and stuffed zucchini too!

Thanks for sharing.

Michael