Achiote Shrimp - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 tablespoons olive oil
    3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
    1 tablespoon achiote paste (*)
    1 teaspoon ground black pepper
    1 teaspoon sugar
    3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
    1 tablespoon lime juice
    1 tablespoon grapefruit juice
    1 lb medium shrimp, deveined and peeled, leave tails on if you like for a nice presentation
    cilantro leaf, chopped
Preparation
    Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic and cook until golden and fragrant, 1 minute. Add achiote, pepper, sugar and salt. Cook, mashing with the back of a wooden spoon, to a thick paste, 2 minutes.
    Pour in lime juice and grapefruit juice, thinning to a sauce.
    Add shrimp. Cook, tossing, until shrimp are cooked through and coated with an orange/red sauce, 4 minutes. Transfer to a shallow bowl and sprinkle with cilantro.
    You can eat these guys as is, over rice or dipped into guacamole (the guac is my favorite way to have these).

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