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Ceviche Misto (Mixed Seafood Ceviche)
Peru's celebrated ceviche with a mix of fish and shellfish, cured in tiger's milk — aji amarillo-spiked fresh lime juice — served with choclo and camote.
⏱ 45 min🔥 290 kcalMedium
★4.8(1,340)
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Peruvian Shrimp Recipes
3 recipes using shrimp — Ceviche, lomo saltado, causa — the world's most exciting emerging cuisine.
These 3 peruvian shrimp recipes are ready in about 55 minutes on average, with 290–480 kcal per serving, and 0% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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How Peruvian cuisine cooks with shrimp
Peruvian cooking is one of the world's most exciting — fusing Andean, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese techniques with bright citrus and vivid ají chillies. When Peruvian cooks work with shrimp, they reach for ají chillies, lime, garlic, coriander and red onion, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are boiling, simmering, marinating and sautéing.
Sweet, quick-cooking shellfish that go from raw to ready in two or three minutes — perfect for fast, high-heat dishes. In this collection it's most often cooked with aji amarillo paste, garlic and fresh cilantro. The dishes here span peruvian classics ready in as little as 45 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Ceviche Misto (Mixed Seafood Ceviche) is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.8★ from 1,340 ratings.
3 Peruvian Shrimp Recipes
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Chupe de Camarones (Peruvian Shrimp Chowder)
Arequipa's magnificent shrimp chowder: large river shrimp in a rich aji panca and tomato broth with corn, potato, queso fresco, cream and a poached egg.
⏱ 70 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.8(890)
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Arroz con Mariscos (Peruvian Seafood Rice)
Smoky tomato-and-aji rice studded with shrimp, squid and mussels, Peru's answer to paella.
⏱ 50 min🔥 470 kcalMedium
★4.6(36)
Choosing & preparing shrimp
How to choose
Look for firm, translucent flesh with a clean sea smell — never ammonia. Shell-on shrimp keep more flavour; larger counts (fewer per kilo) mean bigger shrimp.
Prep & storage
Peel and devein, leaving the tail on for presentation if you like. A quick brine firms the texture; pat dry before searing so they brown rather than steam.
When is it done?
Cook just until they curl into a loose C and turn opaque pink — a tight O means they're overdone and rubbery.
Nutrition
Very lean and high in protein, with selenium, vitamin B12 and iodine for few calories.
Classic flavour partners: garlic, lemon, chilli, butter, ginger, parsley
Peruvian Shrimp Recipes — FAQ
How long do Peruvian shrimp recipes take to make?
Most of these 3 Peruvian shrimp recipes are ready in around 55 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Ceviche Misto (Mixed Seafood Ceviche), takes about 45 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 70 minutes.
How many calories are in Peruvian shrimp dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 290 to 480 kcal per serving, averaging 413 kcal — Ceviche Misto (Mixed Seafood Ceviche) is the lightest option at 290 kcal.
What is the easiest Peruvian shrimp recipe for beginners?
Ceviche Misto (Mixed Seafood Ceviche) is a great place to start — it's rated medium and comes together in about 45 minutes. 0% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with shrimp in Peruvian cooking?
In these recipes, shrimp is most often paired with aji amarillo paste, garlic and fresh cilantro. Peruvian kitchens also lean on ají chillies, lime, garlic, coriander and red onion.
How do I know when shrimp is properly cooked?
Cook just until they curl into a loose C and turn opaque pink — a tight O means they're overdone and rubbery.
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