Comments on: Camarones al Mojo de Ajo for Cinco de Mayo

By: Stewart

Stewart — Wed, 04 May 2011 13:57:17 +0000

Yum! This is exactly what we'll make on Cinco de Mayo. I love chipotle chiles and would be inclined to add a little more except that my partner is a real yankee wuss and is scared of hot food. As a native born and raised in Texas, Cinco de Mayo has always been celebrated in my household. The shrimp will be perfect. Thanks!

By: Karina Cervantes

Karina Cervantes — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:23:16 +0000

I recreated the dish! Thank you, it was wonderful. However, I tried that link for chipotle peppers and got no where really fast. By the way, I noticed the cans that I bought directly from Mexico have chipotle spelled chiLpotle. Maybe you can tell us why?

A better link for the chipotle peppers would have been http://mexicoetal.com/Chili-Peppers/Chipotle-Chipotles-Chipotle-Peppers/View-all-products.html?Treeid=25 however, I’m biased as they also had the cheapest shipping to me (Lima, Peru).

By: soulchocolate

soulchocolate — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:33:03 +0000

Yummmm!!!! I like how you have cooked those juicy shrimps! The marinade is KEY isn’t it! Love those limes too…

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Taste and Create 8 - Sushi Day - Sushiday.com — Mon, 26 May 2008 07:30:40 +0000

[...] sounded good, and decided to put my own little twist on it. First, I marinated shrimp using his Camarones al Mojo de Ajo recipe. (Speaking of which, apparently lime juice turns garlic blue! I was cooking the sauce, and suddenly [...]

By: Pixie

Pixie — Sat, 17 May 2008 20:48:00 +0000

Hi ben,

I wish I had some time to read through this properly but it’s late and I’m a bit overwhelmed atm with various things! Consider yourself tagged for the 10 photos – I’m adding you to the list and look forward to viewing your great food photos.

Pixie

By: Rach

Rach — Thu, 15 May 2008 20:58:41 +0000

The shrimp looks delicious! Can not wait to try it. Love the blog, very colorful and fun!

By: toontz

toontz — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:57:52 +0000

Very interesting Ben! I always wanted to know more about that day. The shrimp looks sooooo good.

By: Cooking Articles from May 4th 2008

Cooking Articles from May 4th 2008 — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:39:30 +0000

[...] I’ve never celebrated Cinco de Mayo, but Ben at What’s Cooking? has an interesting post with some history of why it is so popular in the US. [...]

By: canarygirl

canarygirl — Thu, 08 May 2008 10:45:30 +0000

Oh my goodnesssssss! This looks incredible! And I appreciate you “skinnying” it up a bit. I too, am a history nerd, particularly Art History, so I appreciate the painting you incorporated! Excellent post, Ben.

By: JennDZ_The LeftoverQueen

JennDZ_The LeftoverQueen — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:33:25 +0000

I am a nerd too Ben! Thanks for sharing this piece of history with us – it is always good to understand the factors and reasons behind a holiday! Those shrimp are AWESOME!