Spicy Shrimp Tacos

Spicy Shrimp Tacos

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Spicy Shrimp Tacos

Prep time 20 minutes  |  Cook time 10 minutes  |  Makes 10 tacos

Ingredients

• 12 ounces of medium size raw shrimp, peeled with the tail off
• 1 tsp of onion powder
• 1 tsp of garlic powder
• ½ tsp of salt
• 2 tbsp of honey
• 1 tbsp of olive oil
• 1 tbsp of sriracha (add more for extra spice)

Ingredients for the spicy mango salsa

• 2 ripe mangos
• ½ purple onion
• juice from 1 lime
• 1 jalapeño
• 1 bunch of cilantro, add to taste
• salt to taste

Ingredients for the cilantro cream

• ½ cup of sour cream
• 1 bunch of cilantro, according to taste
• juice from one lime
• ½ teaspoon of salt (or more according to your taste)

Ingredients for the tacos

• yellow or white corn tortillas
• ½ cup of shredded purple or green cabbage
• crumbled Cotija cheese
• 1 avocado cut into cubes
• 1 serrano pepper, sliced (optional for extra heat)
• cilantro leaves

Directions for the sriracha shrimp recipe

1. Start by cleaning and deveining the shrimp, set aside while you prepare the marinade.
2. Mix together the onion powder, garlic powder, salt, honey, olive oil and sriracha in a bowl and add the shrimp to it.
3. Cover the bowl and let it sit in the fridge for 20 minutes.
4. Heat a large skillet over low-medium heat and add the shrimp and marinade to the pan.
5. Turn the shrimp over after three minutes and cook for an additional two to three minutes.
6. Reduce the heat and let the sauce simmer for three more minutes before turning the heat off and removing the pan.
7. Let the shrimp cool in the pan to allow the sauce to thicken before removing the shrimp and serving.

Directions for the mango and jalapeno salsa

1. Cut the mango into small cubes, dice the onion, remove the seeds from the jalapeño and dice it.
2. Add the mango, onion, jalapeño, lime juice, cilantro and salt to a bowl and mix well.
3. Taste and add salt according to your taste.
4. Cover the bowl and refrigerate for ten to fifteen minutes before serving.

Directions for the creamy cilantro lime sauce recipe

1. Take your cilantro sauce ingredients to mix together the sour cream, cilantro, lime juice and salt. Mix together until well combined.
2. Cover and refrigerate for ten to fifteen minutes before serving.

Directions for the spicy shrimp tacos

1. Lay out all of the ingredients to make assembly easy or optionally you can set everything up as a taco bar to let everyone serve themselves.
2. Heat a pan over medium heat to heat your tortillas. If you like your tortillas to be crispy, let them heat for about three minutes on one side before flipping them and heating for another minute or so. To keep the tortilla from getting too crispy, heat only one side for a longer amount of time.
3. Fill the tortillas as they come off of the pan to prevent them from trapping any moisture from sitting.

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