Ingredients

For Aguachile:

• 1/2 cup packed cilantro leaves
• 3 cloves garlic, sliced
• 1/2 serrano chile pepper, sliced, or to taste
• 1/3 cup fresh lime juice, from 2 to 3 limes
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon white sugar

For Shrimp:

• 1/2 pound raw shrimp – peeled, meticulously deveined, and sliced in half horizontally if large
• 1/3 cup thinly sliced red onion
• 1 cup thinly sliced peeled cucumber
• 1 jalapeno, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves, or as needed
• tortilla chips, for serving

Combine cilantro, garlic, serrano chile, lime juice, water, salt, pepper, and sugar in a tall cup or the jar of a blender; blend with a stick blender or regular blender until smooth. Refrigerate aguachile while other ingredients are prepared. Add shrimp, cucumber, and red onion to a bowl, and pour in aguachile. Stir well, and press shrimp down into aguachile to cover. Wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour before serving. Sprinkle aguachile with jalapeno slices and cilantro to garnish, and serve with tortilla chips.