Shrimp Puerto Vallarta Style Food

CAMARONES ENCHILADOS (PUERTO RICAN-STYLE CREOLE SHRIMP)

Steps:

• Heat a few tablespoons of oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan or Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add the onion and bell peppers and cook, stirring occasionally, until they start to soften, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic, paprika, cumin, red pepper flakes and a generous pinch of salt and cook until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Add the wine, tomatoes, capers and bay leaves and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the sauce is slightly thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
• Stir in the shrimp and cook until opaque, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the heat, stir in the lime juice and cilantro and remove the bay leaves. Serve with the rice and more lime juice and cilantro.

PUERTO VALLARTA ENCHILADAS

Steps:

• Mix Rotel & tomato sauce together.
• Dip each tortilla in mixture before browning lightly in hot oil in skillet.
• Sprinkle each tortilla with cheese, beef, & onion.
• Roll up filled tortilla & place side by side in casserole,.
• Sprinkle lightly with cheese & warm in oven at 300°F.

SHRIMP, PUERTO VALLARTA STYLE

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, heat the oil over medium heat, and cook the shrimp, garlic, and 1/4 teaspoon salt, stirring until the shrimp are pink, 3-4 minutes.
• Remove the shrimp to a bowl, cover and refrigerate.
• Reserve the skillet for the sauce.
• In a small skillet, heat the vinegar until warm.
• Cut or tear the ancho chiles into pieces and soak in the vinegar until soft, about 20 minutes.
• Remove the anchos and put them in a blender with the oregano, onion, sugar, and hot tap water.
• Discard the vinegar.
• Blend to a smooth puree.
• Heat the same skillet used for cooking the shrimp, and cook the pureed chile mixture, stirring, until thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Transfer to a bowl and cool.
• To serve, pool the sauce on a serving plate.
• Arrange the shrimp in an overlapping pattern on the sauce.
• Scatter cilantro on top; serve as an appetizer with toothpicks.