Blackened Shrimp Street Tacos Recipes

BLACKENED SHRIMP TACOS

Steps:

• To prepare the coleslaw dressing, mix together the mayonnaise, honey, Dijon, red wine vinegar, salt, and some freshly cracked pepper in a bowl. Place the coleslaw mix and sliced green onions in a bowl and add about 3/4 of the dressing. Stir until everything is coated in dressing, then add more dressing if desired. Refrigerate the slaw until ready to serve.
• To prepare the smoky garlic lime sauce, stir together the mayonnaise, garlic powder, smoked paprika, and the juice from half a lime (about 1 Tbsp) in a small bowl. Save the other half of the lime to serve as wedges with the finished tacos.
• Heat a dry skillet over medium heat. Once the skillet is hot, toast the tortillas on each side until browned on the edges. Place the toasted tortillas on stacked on a plate and covered with a towel until ready to serve.
• Prepare the blackening seasoning by stirring together the smoked paprika, thyme, oregano, cumin, cayenne, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and freshly cracked pepper in a bowl. Pour the seasoning over the shrimp and stir until the shrimp are coated.
• Add the butter and minced garlic to a large skillet. Cook over medium heat for about one minute, or until the garlic is fragrant and slightly softened. Add the seasoned shrimp and sauté just until the shrimp is firm (about 3-5 minutes). Remove the skillet from the heat to prevent over cooking the shrimp.
• To serve the tacos, place about 1/4 cup coleslaw in each tortilla, top with 3 shrimp, a drizzle of the smoky garlic lime sauce, and a few sliced green onions. Squeeze a wedge of fresh lime over top.

BLACKENED SHRIMP TACOS WITH CREAMY DILL SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix ingredients for creamy dill sauce in a bowl. Cover and set aside.
• Heat a cast iron skillet over high heat until very hot (this can take a couple of minutes- see notes for other skillet types). Turn on your oven fan- it can get smoky!
• Pat the shrimp as dry as you can. Cover with the blackening seasoning (3 tablespoons), pressing it into the surface of each shrimp on all sides.
• Add butter to the hot skillet until melted. Cook shrimp in butter (2 tablespoons) on medium-high heat on both sides until cooked (2-3 minutes on each side).
• Meanwhile, toast corn tortillas in a dry skillet or over your gas burners, or just microwave them to soften a bit (no need to toast flour tortillas, but I do recommend warming them up).
• Serve tacos by distributing equal amounts of shrimp in the 8 tortillas spread with the creamy dill sauce, topped with shredded cabbage/lettuce.

BLACKENED SHRIMP STREET TACO WITH RED SNAPPER CEVICHE

Steps:

• For the red snapper ceviche: In a bowl, mix together the snapper, lime juice, red onion, cilantro, jalapeno, garlic and tomato. Season with salt. Chill until ready to serve.
• For the taco mix: Sprinkle the shrimp with the Blackening Spice. Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. Add the shrimp and sear for 2 minutes on each side. Let stand.
• In a bowl, combine the cabbage, radishes, cilantro, lime juice and a pinch of salt. Toss well and set aside.
• For the "mock"-amole: Puree the peas in a food processor. Add the lime juice, red onions, red peppers, cilantro, Sriracha and cumin; pulse until well mixed. Season with salt and pepper.
• To assemble: Heat the tortillas in a dry skillet until soft. Stack two tortillas on each serving plate, spread with "mock"-amole and top with shrimp and cabbage slaw. Serve the ceviche on the side. Garnish with lime wedges.
• Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl until well blended. Store in an airtight container.

BLACKENED SHRIMP TACOS

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients in a small bowl; set aside.
• Combine paprika and next 6 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add shrimp to bag; seal and shake well to coat. Remove shrimp.
• Heat a grill pan over high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add shrimp; cook 2 minutes per side or until done.
• Working with 1 tortilla at a time, heat tortillas over medium-high heat directly on the eye of a burner for about 15 seconds on each side or until lightly charred. Divide shrimp evenly among tortillas; divide tomato, avocado, and sauce evenly among tacos.