Easy Shrimp Mozambique
This Mozambique shrimp takes only 30 minutes to cook and gets its flavor from garlic, hot sauce, lemon juice, beer, and sazon seasoning.
By Nadia Kovalenko
Posted October 10, 2026Share
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This Mozambique shrimp takes only 30 minutes to cook and gets its flavor from garlic, hot sauce, lemon juice, beer, and sazon seasoning.
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Ingredients 10
4 tablespoons butter
0.25 cup finely chopped onion
0.5 cup water
8 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2 (1.41 ounce) packages sazon seasoning with saffron (such as Goya® Azafran)
1 lemon, juiced
salt and ground black pepper to taste
0.5 (12 ounce) bottle beer
2 teaspoons hot sauce (such as Tabasco®), or to taste
1 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
Instructions
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Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook the onion in hot butter for about 5 minutes until lightly golden. Stir in water, garlic, sazon seasoning, lemon juice, salt, and pepper; cook for 2 minutes.
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Pour in the beer and hot sauce, stir together, and bring to a boil. Add shrimp and cook until bright pink on the outside and the meat is opaque, about 3 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 4
Amount Per Serving
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Calories 227 kcal
% Daily Value *
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Total Fat 13g
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Saturated Fat 8g
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Cholesterol 203mg
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Sodium 3385mg
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Total Carbohydrate 7g
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Dietary Fiber 2g
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Protein 20g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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