Categories: Seafood, Shrimp

Ingredients

• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 8 ounces medium shrimp or prawns in the shell, washed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 red jalapeno chile or small red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded and julienned
• 1 large scallion, trimmed and thinly sliced on the diagonal
• 1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
• juice of 1 lime

Directions

1. Combine the salt, pepper, cumin and paprika in a bowl. Add the shrimp and toss to coat evenly.

2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Saute the shrimp 1 to 2 minutes. Toss in the jalapeno or bell pepper, scallion and garlic and cook 1 minute longer. Remove from the heat, stir in the lime juice and serve.

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