The Secret Ingredient (Key Lime): Key Lime Shrimp Tacos

Name: The Secret Ingredient (Key Lime): Key Lime Shrimp Tacos
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 avocado, finely diced; 8 smalls corn tortillas, warmed; 2 Tbsps fresh cilantro, roughly chopped; 2 cloves garlic, grated; 4 servings shredded green cabbage to taste; 1 jalapeno, finely diced; 2 Juice of 6 key limes; 12 jumbos shrimp, cut in half lengthwise; 4 teaspoons light olive oil; 2 Tbsps key lime juice (6 key limes); 6 Zest of key limes; 1 mango, finely diced; 4 servings salt to taste; 1 scallion, finely sliced; 6 Tbsps sour cream, room temperature

The recipe The Secret Ingredient (Key Lime): Key Lime Shrimp Tacos is ready in about 45 minutes and is definitely an awesome gluten free and pescatarian option for lovers of Mexican food. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 351 calories, 10g of protein, and 17g of fat. Head to the store and pick up key lime juice, salt, olive oil, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

For the tacos: Preheat a grill pan on high, and the oven to 350 degrees F.

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Toss the shrimp with the garlic, lime juice, and light olive oil. Season with salt and pepper. Grill for 1 to 2 minutes per side. Set aside.

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Light Olive Oil

Salt And Pepper

Lime Juice

Garlic

Shrimp

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Grill

Wrap the tortillas in foil, and warm in the oven.

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Wrap

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Aluminum Foil

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Meanwhile, make the salsa and crema (procedures follow). Then, to assemble, lay the cabbage in the center of each small warm corn tortilla. Top with shrimp, then salsa, then crema.

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Corn Tortilla

Cabbage

Shrimp

Mexican Crema

Salsa

Serve with key lime wedges.

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Lime Wedge

Combine all the salsa ingredients, and allow to sit for a few minutes while you make the crema.

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Mexican Crema

Salsa

Whisk together all the crema ingredients.

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Mexican Crema

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Whisk

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Servings:

avocado, finely diced 8smalls

corn tortillas, warmed 2Tbsps

fresh cilantro, roughly chopped 2cloves

garlic, grated 4servings

shredded green cabbage to taste 1

jalapeno, finely diced 2

Juice of 6 key limes 12jumbos

shrimp, cut in half lengthwise 4teaspoons

light olive oil 2Tbsps

key lime juice (6 key limes)6

Zest of key limes 1

mango, finely diced 4servings

salt to taste 1

scallion, finely sliced 6Tbsps

sour cream, room temperature

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. You could try Skyfall Pinot Gris. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.8 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 13 dollars per bottle.