As I mentioned one time before, all Mexican food does NOT have to be spicy and covered with sour cream, guacamole and salsa. Some dishes are quite simple and not spicy at all. Sometimes what makes them truly Mexican is eating them with rice and tortillas on the side.
Tonight's dinner was a perfect example of something traditionally Mexican - CAMARONES AL MOJO DE AJO - yet not exactly what you'd order if you were looking for something, well, Mexican. We have all come to expect Mexican food that can often be quite picante.
For this dinner we minced lots of garlic and sauteed it in butter. We tossed in the shelled shrimp, then allowed it to cook quickly, while adding a dash of crushed red pepper and about 1/4 cup of white wine. NOTE: most traditional recipes call for heaps of butter, but we cut back on the usual amount and added the white wine to make the recipe less fattening.
At the last moment I added the Thai red peppers just for show along with some thinly sliced green onions. They make the picture look better, but don't change the essence of the recipe. We served ours over some brown rice because of the lovely sauce, and served just a couple of warmed corn tortillas on the side.
Delicious, simply delicious. I totally agree, sometimes you'd find this kind of dishes served along with rice or beans, and that's 100% mexican!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this,
Doña Masita