Shrimp Quesadilla

Name: Shrimp Quesadilla
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 0 avocado, sliced; 1 Tbsp sour cream or crema fresca; 2 mediums flour tortillas; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish; 1 Tbsp chopped green onion; 2 Tbsps lime or lemon juice; 118 milliliters shredded Monterey Jack cheese; 1 serving Salt and pepper; 0 jalapeno or serrano chile, finely minced and/or dash of chile powder; 113 grams medium-small shrimp, peeled and deveined

You can never have too many Mexican recipes, so give Shrimp Quesadillan It works best as a hor d'oeuvre, and is done in about 25 minutes. Head to the store and pick up serrano chile, medium-small shrimp, flour tortillas, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon juice you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Shrimp Scampi Quesadilla, Shrimp & Jalapeno Quesadilla, and Shrimp and Chorizo Quesadilla.

Instructions

1 If you are starting with frozen raw shrimp, defrost them by placing them in a bowl of ice water until defrosted. Then poach the raw shrimp for 1 to 2 minutes in boiling water, remove from pan with a slotted spoon, and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking. If you are starting with frozen cooked shrimp, you can defrost them in a bowl of ice water or lemon juice with ice.2

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Lemon Juice

Shrimp

Water

Ice

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Slotted Spoon

Bowl

Frying Pan

Place strained cooked shrimp in a bowl.

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Shrimp

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Bowl

Add lime or lemon juice, some chopped fresh jalapeno or serrano chile and/or a dash of chile powder (can also use chipotle chiles or chipotle chili powder) to desired level of heat, green onion, and cilantro.

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Chili Powder

Chipotle Chiles

Fresh Jalapeno Pepper

Serrano Pepper

Green Onions

Lemon Juice

Cilantro

Lime

Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Let marinate for 10 to 30 minutes. Strain out the juice.3

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Juice

Heat a cast iron or stick-free skillet on medium high.

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Frying Pan

Add a small amount of oil (about 1/2 teaspoon) and spread it around the bottom of the pan with a spatula (you could use butter as well).

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Butter

Spread

Cooking Oil

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Spatula

Frying Pan

Place one flour tortilla on the skillet. Flip the tortilla over a few times, 10 seconds between flips. Air pockets should begin to form within the tortilla.

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Tortilla

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Frying Pan

Remove the tortilla and repeat with the second tortilla. Leave the second tortilla in the pan and reduce the heat to medium.4

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Tortilla

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle the tortilla with the grated cheese. Distribute the shrimp mixture on top of the cheese.

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Tortilla

Cheese

Shrimp

Place the other tortilla on top. Using two spatulas (one to hold the top in place) flip the quesadilla over when the bottom tortilla is nicely toasted and the cheese has begun to melt.

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Tortilla

Cheese

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Spatula

Remove the quesadilla from the pan when the now bottom tortilla has toasted sufficiently.You can also use just one tortilla instead of two, and fold the tortilla over itself like an omelette.5

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Tortilla

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Frying Pan

Cut like a pie into six pieces. A pizza wheel works well for this.

Place on a serving plate.

Serve with avocado slices and sour cream.

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Avocado Slices

Sour Cream

Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.

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Fresh Cilantro

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Servings:

avocado, sliced 1Tbsp

sour cream or crema fresca 2mediums

flour tortillas 1Tbsp

chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for garnish 1Tbsp

chopped green onion 2Tbsps

lime or lemon juice 118milliliters

shredded Monterey Jack cheese 1serving

Salt and pepper 0

jalapeno or serrano chile, finely minced and/or dash of chile powder 113grams

medium-small shrimp, peeled and deveined

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. One wine you could try is Santi Sortesele Pinot Grigio. It has 4.4 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 17 dollars.