aguachilies

An authentic Aguachile Recipe with Shrimp! Similar to ceviche, shrimp is sliced in half, and cooked in a mixture of lime juice, chiles and cilantro. A flavorful, simple and delicious appetizer! Serve with cucumber, avocado and tortilla chips.

Authentic Aguachile Recipe with Shrimp

shrimp

limes

salt

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white vinegar

water

lime juice

garlic

jalapeños, sliced in half lengthwise

serrano chili, sliced in half lengthwise

cucumber

avocado slices

olive oil

cilantro leaves

tortilla chips or mini tostadas

Slice the shrimp in half (lengthwise) and remove any veins or tails.  Place in a shallow serving dish in one layer if possible. Squeeze with enough lime to cover the shrimp- which will cook the shrimp, turning them slightly pink. Sprinkle with a little salt. Turn shrimp over as needed to cook both sides in the lime juice &#8211; this will take about 20-30 minutes.

Thinly slice the red onion, place it in a bowl and season generously with salt. Pour just enough water to cover the onions. Optional: Add a splash of white vinegar to enhance and bring out the red color of the onion.

Make the Aguachile Marinade: Place the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth, for a full minute, scraping down sides as necessary. If you have excess lime juice marinating the shrimp you can use some of this in the blender to make your ½ cup.

Pour the aguachile marinade over the shrimp and toss to coat. Drain the onions and scatter them over top, mixing them in slightly. Add cucumber or radishes if you like. Refrigerate 30 minutes or up to 4 hours. This is best served cold!

When ready to serve, taste ( I like to taste on a tortilla chip) adjusting the salt. Add avocado slices to the top, scatter with fresh cilantro and an optional drizzle of olive oil.

Serve with tortilla chips or mini tostadas on the side.

Enjoy one of my favorite Mexican dishes!!!

Thank you, thank you.  I just tried your recipe and my wife and I can't stop eating it. 
We love Ceviche and this is my first time doing Aguachile. We tried your recipe and it is wonderful. 
We just spread a little Mayonnaise to the Tostadas and Voila!

This was really good and easy! So fresh and refreshing, add the cucumbers for sure!

Aguachile makes no reference to water - - "agua-" is the first half of "aguacate", Mexican Spanish for "avocado", which is a customary addition to the dish.

This recipe was delicious!  We first made it for an appetizer and put servings into individual small cups with chips on the side.  It was a hit.  We have made it several times for ourselves and the flavors are perfect.  I do extra red onion because I am a huge red onion lover.  I have used both raw and precooked (sorry bought the wrong kind) shrimp and both have been delicious.

Thank you! This was my first time ever trying aguachiles, my friend always tells me how great it is. I looked for the best recipe on the web and yours popped up! The ingredients were simple so I thought why not just make it myself? So glad I did! Thanks again for sharing!

We loved it!!! Very close to ceviche we had in Mexico.

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