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Black aguachile with shrimp and avocado cream

The Culinary Institute of America · 6 min video

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Ingredients
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The sauce is black because it is made from ashes: burn all the ingredients thoroughly, which is what stops them tasting bitter.
  • shrimps
  • cucumber
  • lemon
  • salt
  • lime
Season the shrimp with lemon and salt, which almost cures them, then add lime.
Set the shrimp aside while the sauce is plated.
Why the burned sauce is not bitter
  • avocado
  • coriander
  • serrano pepper
Make an avocado cream from avocado, coriander and fresh serrano pepper.
Avocado cream and radish topping
  • olive oil
Dress the radish with olive oil and plate it on top.
  • garlic
  • blossoms
Finish with fresh coriander, garlic and blossoms.