Easy Spicy Shrimp Tacos Recipe
Shrimp Tacos with lightly charred tortillas, crispy pepper and salt coated beans, crispy slaw and spicy, creamy shrimp taco sauce! It's possible to make them begin to finish in half an hour, simple enough for a weeknight dinner!
Servings 8 tacos
Calories 250kcal
Ingredients
For the Shrimp Taco Sauce
- 2 tsp sriracha-sauce or more
- ¼ cup sour-cream
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- water as needed to thin sauce
For the Shrimp Tacos
- 8 corn-tortillas
- 2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 lb shrimp peeled and deveined
- jalapeno peppers thinly sliced optional
- 1 lime cut into wedges
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 cup finely chopped cabbage
- ½ cup finely chopped radishes
- ½ tsp freshly-ground black-pepper
- ½ cup finely chopped cilantro optional
- ¼ cup avocado-oil or other high-heat oil
- ½ tsp kosher salt
Instructions
For the Shrimp Taco Sauce
- Whisk together mayonnaise, sriracha sauce and sour cream in a small-bowl.
- Then add water a few drops at a time, to desired consistency. Put aside.
For the Shrimp Tacos
- Put a large piece of aluminum-foil near cooktop. Heat a dry, heavy skillet over medium-heat till hot.
- Add corn tortilla, then cook for 30minutes on each side or till softened & lightly charred. Move to aluminum-foil & fold round tortilla to remain warm. Repeat with remaining tortillas.
- Then in a medium-bowl coat peeled & deveined shrimp in cornstarch.
- Heat oil in a large-skillet till almost smoking. Shake any excess cornstarch out of shrimp and carefully add in a few at a time to wok, providing every shrimp some space to crisp-up. Cook, turning frequently with a spatula till shrimp are pink for 2-3minutes.
- Add fresh garlic, pepper and salt, toss with spatula till spices have been spread and garlic is fragrant for a few minute. Remove from heat and transfer shrimp to a plate.
- Assemble tacos: top one warm-corn tortilla with 3-4 shrimp & sprinkle with chopped cabbage, cilantro and radishes, if desirable.
- Drizzle with desired amount of shrimp taco-sauce. Repeat with remaining tortillas. Serve with chopped jalapeño and lime wedges if desired.