Mexican Shrimp in garlic Salsa with flour tortillas
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon oil
1 onions (chopped)
1 clove garlic (chopped)
2 finely chopped garlic teeth
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 cup tomato sauce
juice of 1/2 a lime
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar (optional, to balance out the heat of the chili and the sourness of the lime juice)
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 pound shrimp
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
for Homemade flour tortillas :
4 cups of all-purpose flour
1 tsp of salt
1tsp of baking powder
1 cup of vegetable shortening
1 cup of warm water
Directions:
Heat the oil in a pan.
Add the onions and saute until tender, about 3-5 minutes.
Add the garlic and chili powder and saute until fragrant, about a minute.
Add the tomato sauce, lime juice, salt and pepper and mix.
Add the shrimp and cook for a few minutes on each side.
Add the cilantro and remove from the heat.
for Homemade flour tortillas :
Mix all dry ingredients
Add vegetable shortening and mix well with dry ingredients
Add warm water until you get a dough consistency
Let it rest inside a Ziploc bag for at least 1 hour before making them.
After resting them form small balls and extend and cook on a griddle.
Turn when you see bubbles.
Enjoy !!
