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1 lb. jumbo size shrimp clean  peel ñ devein

1 head  garlic (about 20 pieces peeled

1 onion white  fist size cut in 10 pieces

1 T. salt

1 c. I Can’t Believe it’s Butter  melted

20 limes each cut in half each

2 T. ground pepper

Cut -not completely through the shrimp from the belly side- butterflied open ñ lay flat –set aside

~Mojo de Ajo Sauce

Place onion -peeled garlic-pepper ñ  juice from limes into a blender with tablespoon of salt-blend ’till everything is liquefied-it should look like a cream soup (taste - salt to UR liking.

Pour sauce into a bowl -marinate -add split shrimp in mojo de ajo from blender(you can use a shallow container to do this.

DO NOT MARINATE FOR MORE THAN 2 MINUTES

Start immediately in large skillet  -add about a cup I Can’t Believe it’s Butter to melt slowly while this is going on then throw them in pan with margarine (low fire works better-to melt- turn up heat ñ add marinated shrimp –cook till they turn reddish pink -about 3 minutes total ñ don’t forget to turn them -remove from skillet to  paper towels to soak up excess margarine -cool them off.

They  go extremely well with a salad ñ rice.

Note ~ WRAP shrimp in thin slices of bacon-toothpicks to hold together before placing them into fry -for a really satisfying meal.

Learned this when I went to Mexico Hj. -ENJOY