Dinner Tonight: Smothered Shrimp Tostadas

Name: Dinner Tonight: Smothered Shrimp Tostadas
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 canned chipotle chile; 59 milliliters fresh cilantro, chopped; 2 garlic cloves, unpeeled; 1 head lettuce (romaine, iceberg, or green leaf), shredded; 237 milliliters Mexican crema; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar; 1 teaspoons salt; 454 grams shrimp, peeled, deveined, and sliced in half lengthwise; 454 grams tomatoes (about 2 large ones); 12 flat tostada shells

Dinner Tonight: Smothered Shrimp Tostadas might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe covers 25% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Watching your figure? This gluten free, whole 30, and pescatarian recipe has 526 calories, 30g of protein, and 26g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up shrimp, tomatoes, salt, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the tomatoes you could follow this main course with the Pink Peony Popcorn Balls as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine.

Instructions

Set a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the garlic cloves and tomatoes. Roast, turning everything occasionally with a pair of tongs, until tomatoes are blackened on all sides and garlic is soft, about 15 minutes.

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Garlic

Tomato

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Tongs

Remove the tomatoes and garlic, and let them cool for a few minutes.

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Tomato

Garlic

Remove the blackened skin from the tomatoes, and slip the softened garlic cloves out of their skins.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Tomato

Add both to a blender along with the chipotle chile, vinegar, and salt. Puree until smooth.

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Chipotle Chiles

Vinegar

Salt

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Blender

Season the shrimp on both sides with salt.

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Shrimp

Salt

Pour the oil into a large non-stick skillet set over medium-high heat. When shimmering, add the shrimp, and cook until pink, 30 seconds to one minute.

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Shrimp

Cooking Oil

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Pour the tomato mixture into the skillet with the shrimp. It should bubble furiously. Stir well, reduce heat to medium, and simmer until the sauce has thickened, about five minutes. Turn off the heat, and season with more salt and pepper if needed.

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Salt And Pepper

Shrimp

Tomato

Sauce

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Now it’s time to construct the tostadas. Take one tostada and top with ¼ cup of shredded lettuce, three to four pieces of shrimp, a few spoonfuls of the tomato sauce, a drizzle of crema, and a sprinkling of fresh cilantro. Repeat process with remaining tostadas.

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Fresh Cilantro

Tomato Sauce

Tostadas

Lettuce

Shrimp

Mexican Crema

Serve immediately.

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Ingredients

Servings:

canned chipotle chile 59milliliters

fresh cilantro, chopped 2

garlic cloves, unpeeled 1head

lettuce (romaine, iceberg, or green leaf), shredded 237milliliters

Mexican crema 1Tbsp

olive oil 1teaspoon

red wine vinegar 1teaspoons

salt 454grams

shrimp, peeled, deveined, and sliced in half lengthwise 454grams

tomatoes (about 2 large ones)12

flat tostada shells

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Shrimp. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. The Zind-Humbrecht Calcaire Pinot Gris with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 46 dollars per bottle.