Spicy Tequila Shrimp

By Lv2Cook

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1 cup vertically sliced onion
• 1/2 cup julienne-cut seeded jalapeño pepper
• 5 garlic cloves minced
• 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined
• 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup tequila
• 3 cups chopped seeded tomato
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 6 cups hot cooked rice
• 1 peeled medium avocado cut into 12 wedges

Preparation

Step 1

Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add onion, jalapeño pepper, and garlic; sauté 8 minutes. Add shrimp, vinegar, and salt, and sauté 3 minutes. Pour tequila into one side of skillet, and ignite tequila with a long match. Let flames die down. Add tomato and cilantro, and cook 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat, and stir in lime juice. Spoon shrimp mixture over rice. Serve with avocado wedges.

Serving Size: 3/4 cup shrimp mixture, 1 cup rice, and 2 avocado wedges