Southwestern Shrimp Tacos
with Pico de Gallo & Hot Sauce Crema
There are few things more satisfying than shrimp for dinner. These shellfish-loaded tacos are hearty, filling, and most of all: totally delicious. Tender bites of seared, Southwest-spiced shrimp are piled into warm tortillas along with a tangle of poblano and onion, hot sauce crema, and fresh pico de gallo. Taco’bout a weeknight win!
1 unit
Poblano Pepper
1 unit
Red Onion
1 unit
Roma Tomato
1 unit
Lime
4 tablespoon
Sour Cream
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1 teaspoon
Hot Sauce
1 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
10 ounce
Shrimp
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6 unit
Flour Tortillas
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4 teaspoon
Vegetable Oil
¼ teaspoon
Sugar
Salt
Pepper
• Wash and dry all produce. • Halve, core, and slice poblano into ¼-inch-thick strips. Halve and peel onion. Finely dice onion until you have 2 TBSP (4 TBSP for 4 servings); thinly slice remaining. Finely dice tomato. Zest and quarter lime (for 4, zest 1 lime and quarter both).
• Rinse shrimp* under cold water, then pat dry with paper towels. • In a medium bowl, combine shrimp, Southwest Spice, and a squeeze of lime juice. Set aside to marinate.
• In a second medium bowl, combine diced onion, tomato, half the lime zest, ¼ tsp sugar (½ tsp for 4 servings), and a squeeze of lime juice to taste. Season with salt and pepper.
• 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.
• Heat a large drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium high heat. Add poblano, sliced onion, salt, and pepper. Cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and tender, 6-7 minutes. Transfer to a plate. • Add another large drizzle of oil and shrimp to pan. Cook until shrimp is opaque and cooked through, 3-4 minutes. • Stir in remaining lime zest and juice from remaining lime wedges. Season with salt and pepper.
• Meanwhile, wrap tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, about 30 seconds. • Divide tortillas between plates and fill with shrimp and veggies. Top with pico de gallo and crema. Serve.
