Aguachile Recipe

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  • Prep Time

    15 mins

  • Marinate

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    1 hr 15 mins

  • Servings

    4

  • Calories

    121 kcal

  • Course

    Appetizer, Dinner

  • Cuisine

    Mexican

Aguachile Recipe

Aguachile has shrimp cooked in a mixture of lime juice, chiles and cilantro, mixed with avocado and served with sliced cucumber and red onion.

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Ingredients

Servings
  • 1 ½ pounds Shrimp peeled, deveined, and tail-off (26/30, medium, raw
  • 1 ½ cups lime juice divided (fresh or bottled)
  • 1 jalapeño
  • 1 Serrano pepper
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ cup cilantro tightly packed (small bunch)
  • 1 cucumber peeled, seeds removed and cut into half rings, medium
  • ½ red onion thinly sliced, medium
  • 1 avocado diced into cubes

Instructions

Shrimp

  1. Place the cleaned shrimp in a shallow bowl or baking dish with 1 cup of lime juice. Mix together and cover. Refrigerate for 30 minutes, turning shrimp halfway through to ensure the shrimp is evenly coated.

Marinade

  1. Toast the jalapeño and serrano chiles in a dry skillet until slightly charred all over. Rough chop the chiles and add them, salt, garlic, cilantro and the remaining ½ cup lime juice to a blender. Puree until smooth.
  2. Pour the marinade through a fine mesh strainer into the bowl of marinating shrimp. Stir to combine, cover and place back in the refrigerator to marinate for another 30 minutes.
  3. Before serving, add the cucumber slices, red onion and avocado to the shrimp and lightly toss to combine. Season to taste with salt if needed. Serve aguachiles on top of tostadas or scoop up with tortilla chips.

Nutrition Information

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Calories 121kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 15g (5%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g (6%) Monounsaturated Fat 5g (25%) Sodium 590mg (25%) Potassium 499mg (11%) Fiber 5g (20%) Sugar 4g (8%) Vitamin A 360IU (7%) Vitamin C 41mg (46%) Calcium 36mg (4%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 121 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 121kcal 6%
Carbohydrates 15g 5%
Protein 2g 4%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 5g 25%
Sodium 590mg 25%
Potassium 499mg 11%
Fiber 5g 20%
Sugar 4g 8%
Vitamin A 360IU 7%
Vitamin C 41mg 46%
Calcium 36mg 4%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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