Isaac's Mexican Shrimp Recipe

My teenage son came to me and asked how to make a Mexican shrimp recipe the other day. I was a bit surprised...he was, after all, not simply asking what there is to eat (or why there's "nothing" in the fridge) or what time dinner is ready. I'm joking, of course, I feel blessed to have him as my son and to be his father. But he did ask me how to make Mexican shrimp. The reason he asked this was he has to make a Spanish recipe for his high school Spanish class. He has to prepare it in front of the class so we kept it flavorful but simple; he also had to translate it into Spanish (thus, the bilingual recipe below). He did all the chopping and cooking; I just talked him through it. He has a great sense of humor...it stands out in step 8 of the instructions. Anyhow, I thought I'd post the recipe not only because I am proud of him, but also because it is simple to make and really delicious. We ate it over brown rice that I cooked in chicken broth with garlic. The recipe will serve 4 people.

Isaac's Camarones Mexicano

Ingredientes
1 cebolla pequeña
1 pimiento verde pequeño
2 dientes de ajo
1 cucharadita de chile en polvo
1 cucharadita de chile ancho en polvo
1 cucharadita de pimentón
1 cucharadita de comino molido
1 cucharadita de sal kosher
1 libra de camarones
1 lata (14 onzas) de tomates cortados en cubitos
El jugo de 1 limón
1 manojo de cilantro

Ingredientes

1 small onion

1 small green pepper

2 cloves garlic

1 teaspoon chili powder

1 teaspoon ancho chili powder

1 teaspoon smoked paprika

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon kosher salt

1 pound shrimp

1 can (14 ounces) diced tomatoes

The juice of 1 lime

1 bunch cilantro

Instrucciones
1. Cortar las verduras
2. Poner el aceite en la sartén
3. Ponga la cebolla, el pimiento verde y el ajo en la sartén
4. Póngale las especias y la sal en el pan
5. Mezcla durante 2 minutos
6. Ponga los camarones y el tomate en la sartén y dejar cocinar por 5 a 10 minutos
7. Agregue jugo de limón y el cilantro y disfruta!
8. Recuerde: Comer las verduras

Instructions
1. Slice vegetables
2. Put oil in the pan
3. Put onion, green pepper, and garlic in the pan
4. Put spices and salt in the pan
5. Mix for 2 minutes
6. Put shrimp and tomato in pan and let cook for 5 to 10 minutes
7. Add lime juice and cilantro and enjoy!
8. Remember: Eat your vegetables

Urban Simplicity.