Mariscos d'Marlo's Garlic-Chile Shrimp: Camarones al Ajillo
The Juchitan seafood restaurant Mariscos d' Marlo is understandably popular among locals, with its large, attractive servings of the freshest fish and shellfish. After a wonderfully filling Sunday seaf...
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Coconut Shrimp: Camarones al Coco
One of the signature dishes of Campeche cuisine, this combines the best of local shellfish with what might be the quintessential flavor of the tropics, coconut. At La Pigua, it is served accompanied by...
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Stuffed Clams: Almejas Brujas
Many varieties of clams are to be found in the Sea of Cortez, including the famous chocolates and patas de mula. For this recipe, we used the large, yellow-shelled botijones, which have a long, firm wh...
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Seafood in Parchment Paper: Mariscos Empapelados
This is a wonderfully easy, informal dish - great for picnics, barbeques, or grilling on the beach. The seafood packets can be prepared ahead of time, kept in a cooler, and popped onto the grill, or co...
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Mexican Seafood: Pescados y Mariscos
During the winter months, Mexico's varied and beautiful coastal waters yield an unsurpassed assortment of delicacies from the sea. This is when pescados y mariscos - fish and she...
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The Jewels Of Mexico: Public Markets by Vicki Cowal
Introduction
Many years ago, before I began traveling around Mexico working with regional chefs and cooking teachers, I was a newly arrived greenhorn, both fascinated and confused by the country's mar...
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Papantla-Style Shrimp: Camarones Xanath
Shellfish such as river shrimp and crawfish are found in abundance in the many rivers that run through the vanilla growing region of eastern Mexico. Called xanath in the Totonac language, shrimp are pa...
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Spicy Seafood Soup: Chilpachole
Chilpachole is a specialty of Veracruz, but it is found all over Mexico, especially in Mexico City, where food of every region comes together. It can be made with either shrimp or crabmeat, and the var...
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Seafood Pozole: Pozole con Mariscos
This Gulf Coast version is from Veracruz, but similar seafood pozoles are found along Mexico's Pacific coasts. Most Mexican seafood stews come with the heads on the shrimp, but if you do not like to se...
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Veracruz-Style Seafood and Rice: Arroz a la Tumbada
One of my happiest dining memories is the first time I tried Arroz a la Tumbada at the King of Carnival restaurant in the city of Veracruz, where it is prepared to order for each diner and serve...
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Shrimp Enchiladas: Enchiladas Cameron
Guest Recipe By Vicky Cowal
I bought shrimp last week at the Central de Abasto. After looking, smelling, touching, checking prices I finally bought tender and flavorful medium- size shrimp for 75 peso...
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Veracruz-Style Stuffed Chiles: Cuaresmeños Jarochos
Some of our favorite ways to eat seafood in Veracruz are the cold salads and cocktails featuring shrimp, crab and other local seafood. This recipe for cuaresmeños - large jalapeños - st...
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Veracruz-Style Picaditas with Black Beans and Salsa: Picaditas Veracruzanas
Picaditas are fun to make as well as eat. As each one is baking on the comal, the sides are pinched up, creating perfect little containers to hold the toppings. Veracruz, being a port city, has ...
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Barra Vieja Style Shrimp: Camarones Estilo Barra Vieja
This is quick, easy, delicious, and best accompanied by plain white rice. Although the original recipe calls for lard, I much prefer olive or vegetable oil.
Ingredients:
2 pounds medium size...
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Baked Stuffed Oysters: Ostiones Al Horno
This is an adaptation of a recipe we learned while camping on the beach here in Mexico. Originally, it was prepared by wrapping the stuffed shells individually in foil and placing them on a grill over ...
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Ensalada de Aguacate, Papaya y Camarón
Para 4 personas
Ingredientes:
4 aguacates medianos cortados en cuadritos
1/4 papaya mediano cortado en cubitos
1 libra de camarón pelado y lavado
1 chile morrón (pimentón) cor...
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Ceviche De Camarón
Ingredients
2 pounds of shrimp
1 white onion
2 or 3 seeded jalapeno peppers
2 peeled and seeded tomatoes
1 large ripe avocado
How to Prepare
Mince and mix all ingredients...
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Shrimp A La Diabla: Camarones a la Diabla
Serves 6 - 8
Ingredients:
1 1/2 kilos of shrimp, cleaned and deveined
1/2 onion thinly sliced lengthwise
4 cloves of garlic, minced
3 Tbsp. oil
3 Tbsp. butter
1 Tbsp....
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Shrimp, Avocado & Papaya Salad
(Serves 4)
Ingedientes:
4 ripe avocados cubed
1/4 med. sized ripe papaya cubed
1 lb. shelled, deveined & cooked small shrimp 1 large red bell pepper thinly sliced julienne style
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Shrimp and jicama salad: Ensalada de camarones con jicama
This dish is typical of the Pacific coast region of México. It can be served alone as an appetizer or as a light luncheon dish with a cream soup and French bread or bolillos.
Ingredients:
1 ...
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Grilled Tamarind Shrimp: Camarones al Tamarindo a la Parilla
Fish and seafood get a wonderful flavor boost from tamarind. The addition of chipotle chiles and honey make this a good marinade for chicken and pork, too. When using wooden skewers to grill food, reme...
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Seafood frittata: Torta de mariscos
This dish takes advantage of Veracruz' abundant variety of seafood. It is quite adaptable, in that just about any other kind of seafood or fish can be added, including squid, shelled oysters, clams or ...
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Shrimp and nopal tacos: Tacos de camaron y nopalitos
The chunky salsa recipe that goes with these tacos makes more than necessary for the tacos, and is a delicious dip for totopos (fried tortilla triangles). I get asked for the recipe every time I serve ...
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