Easy Shrimp Mozambique

The sauce for this easy shrimp Mozambique is chock-full of garlic, lemon juice, beer, and a form of saffron that won't break the bank.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 227 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup water
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 lemon, juiced
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ¼ cup finely chopped onion
• 1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• ½ (12 ounce) bottle beer
• 8 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 2 (1.41 ounce) packages sazon seasoning with saffron (such as Goya® Azafran)
• 2 teaspoons hot sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and saute until slightly golden, about 5 minutes. Stir in water, lemon juice, garlic, sazon, salt, and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes. Pour in beer and stir. Add hot sauce; bring to a boil. Add shrimp and cook until pink, about 3 minutes.