Garlicky Shrimp-Cilantro Tacos (Tacos de Camarones al Mojo de Ajo)

Name: Garlicky Shrimp-Cilantro Tacos (Tacos de Camarones al Mojo de Ajo)
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 Tbsps butter; 32 corn tortillas, warmed (5 to 6 in.; see Notes); 237 milliliters coarsely chopped fresh cilantro; 3 Tbsps finely chopped garlic; 8 servings Kosher salt; 2 limes, cut into wedges; 2 or 3 serrano chiles, stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced (see Notes); 1 kilograms shrimp (21 to 25 per lb.), peeled, deveined, and halved lengthwise; 59 milliliters vegetable oil; 454 grams white onions, peeled and thinly sliced

Garlicky Shrimp-Cilantro Tacos (Tacos de Camarones al Mojo de Ajo) might be just the Mexican recipe you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 510 calories, 36g of protein, and 18g of fat. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works best as a main course, and is done in around 35 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and pescatarian diet. If you have serrano chiles, garlic, kosher salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat oil in a large frying pan over high heat.

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Add onions and chiles and cook, stirring frequently, until onions are lightly browned, about 10 minutes.

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Pour vegetables into a bowl and set aside.

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Melt butter in same frying pan over medium-high heat, add garlic, and stir until sizzling, about 1 minute.

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Add half of shrimp to pan. Stir often until shrimp are bright pink and no longer wet-looking in thickest part (cut to test), about 5 minutes; transfer shrimp to bowl with reserved vegetables.

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Add remaining shrimp to pan and cook as above, then return cooked shrimp and vegetables to pan and stir everything together until hot, 2 to 3 minutes.

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Add cilantro and salt to taste.

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Serve shrimp in a large bowl with tortillas (use 2 tortillas, stacked, per taco), accompanied by lime wedges to squeeze over top.

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Servings:

4Tbsps

butter 32

corn tortillas, warmed (5 to 6 in.; see Notes)237milliliters

coarsely chopped fresh cilantro 3Tbsps

finely chopped garlic 8servings

Kosher salt 2

limes, cut into wedges 2

or 3 serrano chiles, stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced (see Notes)1kilograms

shrimp (21 to 25 per lb.), peeled, deveined, and halved lengthwise 59milliliters

vegetable oil 454grams

white onions, peeled and thinly sliced

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Shrimp works really well with Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. One wine you could try is FitVine Wine Pinot Grigio. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 18 dollars.