Best Camarones En Crema Con Cilantro Shrimp In Creamy Coriander Recipes

CAMARONES CON CREMA (MEXICAN SHRIMP IN CREAM)

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This is one of my favorite Mexican shrimp meals to make. Everyone gobbles it up. Best served with rice, about 3 to 4 cups cooked. I like to sprinkle mine with Cojita cheese and cilantro also.

Provided by Sherbear1

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 25m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
½ red bell pepper, diced
½ green bell pepper, diced
½ sweet onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, diced, or more to taste
1 cup chicken broth
1 (7 ounce) can chopped green chilies
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons Mexican crema
2 teaspoons ground dried chile de arbol peppers, or to taste
½ teaspoon ground cumin
½ teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
1 ½ pounds uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined

Steps:

Melt butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Place bell peppers, onion, and garlic in the butter and saute until tender and onion is translucent, 5 to 7 minutes. Remove and set aside. Save pan and juices and keep warm.
Combine broth and green chiles in a separate pan and bring to a simmer. Turn off heat and add cream cheese, stirring slowly until incorporated. Add Mexican crema, chile de arbol, cumin, and oregano. Stir again. Add peppers, onion, and garlic; stir to incorporate. Remove from heat.
Heat reserved pan with juices over medium-high heat. Cook shrimp until they are bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, 1 to 2 minutes per side. Stir shrimp into cream mixture and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 300.7 calories, Carbohydrate 6 g, Cholesterol 235 mg, Fat 20.9 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 22.6 g, SaturatedFat 12.7 g, Sodium 917.4 mg, Sugar 2.7 g

CAMARONES EN CREMA CON CILANTRO - SHRIMP IN CREAMY CORIANDER

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Make and share this Camarones En Crema Con Cilantro - Shrimp in Creamy Coriander recipe from Food.com.

Provided by adopt a greyhound

Categories Mexican

Time 45m

Yield 6 , 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

3 tablespoons salted butter
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tomatoes, peeled seeded and finely chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh coriander, Finely chopped leaves
1/4 cup dry sherry
2 1/2 lbs shrimp, Large shelled
4 tablespoons salted butter (1/2 Stick)
3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup fish stock
1 cup milk
salt, and freshly ground
lemon black pepper
hot sauce (optional)
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Steps:

In a large skillet, heat the butter, when it begin to foam, add the garlic, tomatoes, coriander, sherry, and shrimp, and cook, stirring, 4 to 5 minutes.
To prepare the sauce, in a saucepan over low heat, melt the butter.
When it begins to foam, add the flour and cook, stirring, until well blended but not brown, 2 minutes.
Raise the heat to medium, whisk in the stock and milk, and cook, whisking, until the mixture comes to a boil.
Add the salt, pepper, Tabasco, and Worcestershire.
Add the sauce to the shrimp, stir to blend, and cook over low heat 3 to 4 minutes.
Remove to a heated serving platter and serve hot with Arroz Blanco.