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Tequila Lime Shrimp Tacos
Crispy shrimp (or chicken) tacos with creamy tequila lime sauce, fresh cabbage slaw, and homemade pico de gallo.
Ingredients
- Fresh shrimp, 3–4 per taco
- Flour tortillas
- Precut mixed cabbage (slaw), 1 bag
- Limes, 3
- Olive oil
- Tequila lime seasoning
- Tomato, 1 large (for pico)
- Red onion, 1 (for pico)
- Red chile, 1 fresh (for pico)
- Cilantro, fresh (for pico)
- Garlic, minced (or garlic powder)
- Ripe avocado, 1
- Sour cream, 2 heaping tbsp (or Greek yogurt)
- Chipotle in adobo, 2 tbsp
- Lime juice, 1/2 lime
- Light beer, 1/4 cup
Steps
- Make the sauce: Blend avocado, sour cream (or Greek yogurt), chipotle in adobo, 1/2 lime juice, a sprinkle of tequila lime seasoning, and 1/4 cup light beer until smooth and creamy.
- Prepare the pico de gallo: Dice tomato and red onion small, slice the red chile, and chop cilantro. Mix with minced garlic (or garlic powder), a drizzle of olive oil, and 1/2 lime juice. Refrigerate.
- Prepare the slaw: Toss the precut cabbage with 1/2 lime, a drizzle of olive oil, and a sprinkle of tequila lime seasoning. Refrigerate.
- Season the shrimp: Toss with tequila lime seasoning and refrigerate until ready to cook.
- Cook: Preheat a griddle to medium or medium-low. Add oil and heat until hot. Cook the shrimp about 4 minutes, flipping after 2 minutes, until cooked through.
- Toast the tortillas on a clean area of the griddle with a little oil.
- Assemble: Layer cabbage slaw on each tortilla, top with 3–4 shrimp, then serve with the sauce and pico de gallo on the side.
ENJOY
— like she's handing you the plate