Southwest Shrimp Tacos

Southwest Shrimp Tacos

#Spicy #Easy Cleanup #Calorie Smart

🥘 Ingredients

  • cooking oil
    1 unit
  • flour tortillas
    1 unit
  • hot sauce
    1 unit
  • lime
    1 unit
  • poblano pepper
    1 unit
  • red onion
    1 unit
  • roma tomato
    1 unit
  • shrimp
    1 unit
  • sour cream
    1 unit
  • southwest spice blend
    1 unit
  • sugar
    1 unit

🍳 Cookware

  • medium bowl
  • medium bowl
  • small bowl
  • large pan
  1. 1
    Wash and dry produce. Zest and quarter lime . Halve, peel, and thinly slice red onion ; mince a few slices until you have 2 tbsp. Finely dice roma tomato . Halve, deseed, and slice poblano pepper into ¼-inch-thick strips.
    lime: 1 unit, red onion: 1 unit, roma tomato: 1 unit, poblano pepper: 1 unit
  2. 2
    Rinse shrimp under cold water, then pat dry with paper towels. In a medium bowl , toss shrimp with southwest spice blend and a squeeze of lime juice. Set aside to marinate.
    shrimp: 1 unit, southwest spice blend: 1 unit
  3. 3
    In a second medium bowl , combine minced onion, tomato, half the lime zest, sugar , and a squeeze of lime juice to taste. Season with salt and pepper.
    sugar: 1 unit
  4. 4
    In a small bowl , combine sour cream with as much hot sauce as you like. Stir in water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt.
    sour cream: 1 unit, hot sauce: 1 unit
  5. 5
    Heat a large drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add poblano, sliced onion, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, ⏱️ 6 minutes . Transfer to a plate. Add another drizzle of oil and shrimp to pan. Cook until shrimp are opaque and cooked through, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Stir in remaining lime zest and juice from remaining lime wedges. Season with salt and pepper.
    cooking oil: 1 unit
  6. 6
    Meanwhile, wrap flour tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, ⏱️ 30 seconds . Divide tortillas between plates and fill with shrimp and veggies. Top with pico de gallo and crema. Serve.
    flour tortillas: 1 unit