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Camarones en Escabeche
 
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 0 Minutes
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
1 pound fresh shrimp, peeled and deveined
1/3 cup olive oil
2 bay leaves
1 teaspoon cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
4 cloves garlic, smashed
1 tablespoon paprika
1 cup white vinegar
2 small onions, thinly sliced
4 jalapeno chiles, sliced in disks
sea salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
1 head romaine lettuce leaves
8 radishes, sliced
16 green olives, sliced
Directions:
1. Saute the shrimp, a few at a time, in a little of the olive oil until lightly brown, adding more oil as needed. Place in a covered dish or jar.
2. In a saucepan, combine the remaining oil with the bay leaf, cumin, nutmeg, garlic, paprika, vinegar, onions, chiles, salt, and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil slowly and simmer until the onions are tender, about 5 minutes.
3. Pour the vinegar mixture over the shrimp. Chill overnight.
4. Serve on Romaine leaves, garnished with radishes and green olives.
By RecipeOfHealth.com