Gorditas con Camarones Recipe

Name: Gorditas con Camarones Recipe
Ingredients: 1⅓ cups instant corn masa flour (such as Maseca); 5 Tbsp. lard, melted, or vegetable oil, divided; 2½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, divided, plus more; 4 guajillo or dried New Mexico chiles, stems and seeds removed; 2 morita chiles, stems removed, or 2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo; 1 tsp. ground coriander or cumin; 1½ lb. medium shrimp, peeled, deveined; 4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced; 2 sprigs thyme; 1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar; 1 tsp. agave syrup or honey; 3 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into pieces; Sliced onion, sliced avocado, cilantro leaves with tender stems, and lime wedges (for serving)

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This recipe for a gordita that is split open and filled is more common outside Mazatlán; but the shrimp filling reflects the amazing seafood abundant there.

Keywords

mexican
shrimp
masa
chile
main
dinner
nut free
gluten free
blender
bon appétit

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Ingredients

1⅓ cups instant corn masa flour (such as Maseca)
5 Tbsp. lard, melted, or vegetable oil, divided
2½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1½ tsp. Morton kosher salt, divided, plus more
4 guajillo or dried New Mexico chiles, stems and seeds removed
2 morita chiles, stems removed, or 2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo
1 tsp. ground coriander or cumin
1½ lb. medium shrimp, peeled, deveined
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 sprigs thyme
1 Tbsp. apple cider vinegar
1 tsp. agave syrup or honey
3 Tbsp. unsalted butter, cut into pieces
Sliced onion, sliced avocado, cilantro leaves with tender stems, and lime wedges (for serving)