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Garlic Shrimp Tacos Recipe

These garlic shrimp tacos are a mashup of flavors that work really well together. Buttery, garlicky shrimp served on a bed of tangy vinegar slaw topped with a sharp arból chile salsa with a touch of Mexican oregano.

Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 hrs
Total Time
20 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 12 tacos
Calories: 301 kcal
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

Arbol Chile Salsa
  • 3 plum tomatoes
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 3 to 4 arbol chiles
  • ½ teaspoon Mexican oregano
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
  • 4 tablespoon water
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon oil
Vinegar Cabbage Slaw
  • 3 cups finely shredded cabbage
  • 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
Garlic Shrimp
  • 1 ¼ lb. of medium-sized shrimp
  • 6 cloves garlic
  • 3 tablespoon butter
  • 1 teaspoon salt
Other
  • 12 corn tortillas

Instructions

Arból Chile Salsa
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  1. Quarter the tomatoes.
  2. Peel the garlic cloves.
  3. Heat a large dry frying pan to medium-hot. Add the quartered tomatoes, garlic, and árbol chiles to toast.
  4. Toast the chiles for 30 seconds on each side and then remove from the pan.
  5. Toast the garlic for 2 more minutes then remove from the pan.
  6. Continue to toast the tomatoes until they blacken.
  7. Add all of the ingredients except the oil to your blender and blend for 1 minute.
  8. In the same frying pan that you toasted the tomatoes, garlic and chiles heat the 2 tablespoons of oil to high heat.
  9. Pour the blended salsa into the hot oil.
  10. Reduce the heat to a simmer, then cook the salsa for 10 minutes.
Vinegar Cabbage Slaw
  1. Pour 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar into the bowl with the cabbage.
  2. Add 1 teaspoon of salt.
  3. Mix thoroughly so that all of the cabbage is coated with vinegar and salt.
  4. Set aside until you are ready to serve your tacos. Stir just before serving.
Garlic Shrimp
  1. If your shrimp come with the shells, remove the shells and discard.
  2. Devein the shrimp by making an incision lengthwise along the back of the shrimp and gently remove the black vein with the tip of a knife.
  3. Finely chop the garlic.
  4. Preheat a large frying pan to medium-hot. Add the chopped garlic and cook for 1 minute stirring 3 times so that the garlic doesn't burn.
  5. Add the shrimp to the pan and stir to coat the shrimp with butter.
  6. Cook the shrimp for about 6 minutes until just cooked through. Stir and turn the shrimp every minute. To check for doneness, cut a couple of shrimp in half. If the shrimp is a pinkish white throughout it is fully cooked. If there are still translucent spots the shrimp needs to be cooked more. Cook for 1 more minute and then check for doneness again.
Assembling the Tacos
  1. Warm the tortillas on a comal or griddle.
  2. On each corn tortilla, layer a bed of cabbage slaw, 3 shrimps and then a dollop of salsa on each shrimp.
  3. Serve 3 tacos per person.

Nutrition Information

Calories 301kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 35g (12%) Protein 12g (24%) Fat 17g (26%) Sodium 335mg (14%) Sugar 4g (8%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 12tacos

Amount Per Serving

Calories 301

% Daily Value*

Calories 301kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 35g 12%
Protein 12g 24%
Fat 17g 26%
Sodium 335mg 14%
Sugar 4g 8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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