🇲🇽 Mexican

Shrimp Birria

Name: Shrimp Birria
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 42 min
Total time: 57 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 2, halved and sliced Onion; 4 cloves, crushed Garlic; 2 tbsp Vegetable Oil; 2 Bay Leaf; 1 tsp Ground Cumin; 400 g Shrimp; 500 ml Stock or Broth; 4 Dried Guajillo Chilies; 2 tbsp Apple Cider Vinegar

🇲🇽 Mexican

Slow-braised shrimp in adobo, seared till the edges caramelise — made for dipping. About 57 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 42 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion2, halved and sliced
Garlic4 cloves, crushed
Vegetable Oil2 tbsp
Bay Leaf2
Ground Cumin1 tsp
Shrimp400 g
Stock or Broth500 ml
Dried Guajillo Chilies4
Apple Cider Vinegar2 tbsp

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Brown the shrimp deeply in the Vegetable Oil in a heavy pot — patience here pays off later.
2
Remove it, then let the onion and garlic soften in the drippings with the ground cumin.
3
Return the shrimp, add the stock and bay leaves, and bring to the gentlest simmer.
4
Cover and braise low and slow until the shrimp yields to a spoon, about 45 minutes.
5
Skim the fat, reduce the sauce to a glaze, and serve with something starchy to catch every drop.

Chef's tip

Skim the fat from the surface before the final reduction for a cleaner sauce.

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Watch how it's made

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