Published: by Absolutely Recipes, in the Fish & Seafood recipes category.

Orange Shrimp Mojo Recipe.

Ingredients:

1 TBSP cumin seeds
1 TBSP whole peppercorns
1 TBSP grated orange or tangerine zest
1/2 TSP dried oregano
1/2 TSP salt
1 pound uncooked jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
4 TSPs olive oil
3 cups orange juice
3 TBSPs rum or chicken broth
1 garlic clove, minced
1 large navel orange, peeled, sectioned and chopped
1/2 cup chopped sweet onion
1 cup cubed avocado
1/2 cup minced fresh cilantro, divided
1 TSP chopped seeded jalapeno pepper

Recipe Instructions:

In a small dry skillet over medium heat, toast cumin seeds and peppercorns until aromatic, 1-2 minutes.
Remove from skillet.
Crush seeds using a spice grinder or mortar and pestle.

In a small bowl, combine the orange zest, oregano, salt and crushed spices.
Sprinkle 1 TBSP spice mixture over shrimp.

In a large skillet, cook shrimp in oil over medium-high heat 1 minute; turn shrimp.
Add orange juice, rum, garlic and 1 TBSP spice mixture.
Cook and stir until shrimp turn pink, 1-2 minutes longer; remove and keep warm.

Bring liquid in skillet to a boil.
Cook until reduced to 2/3 cup, about 35 minutes.
Meanwhile, for salsa, combine orange, onion, avocado, 1/4 cup cilantro, jalapeno and remaining spice mixture in a small bowl.

Stir shrimp and remaining cilantro into sauce; heat through.
Serve with salsa.

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