Shrimp Tacos with Guacamole and Spicy Chipotle Crema
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Ingredients
  • 1 pound shrimp, shelled and deveined
  • 1 Tbsp canola oil
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
  • ½ tsp chili powder
  • ½ tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
  • ½ C purple cabbage sliced thin
  • ¼ C cotija cheese
  • ⅓ C chopped cilantro
  • 1 lime cut into wedges
  • 8 corn tortillas - warmed
For the Spicy Chipotle Crema:
  • 1 C Fage 0% greek yogurt
  • 2 Tbsp Mexican crema or sour cream
  • 2 chipotle peppers in adobo + 1 Tbsp sauce (can find this in the Hispanic section in any grocery store - freeze unused chipotle peppers in a ziploc bag and reuse when needed)
  • ½ tsp kosher salt + more to taste
For the Guacamole:
  • 3 large or 4 medium avocados
  • ½ jalapeno, seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely minced
  • ⅓ C red onion, minced
  • ½ C loosely packed chopped cilantro
  • juice of 1 lime
  • ½ tsp kosher salt
Instructions
For the Spicy Chipotle Crema:
  1. Add all ingredients to a blender or use an immersion blender until all ingredients are boken down and thoroughly incorporated. Set aside
For the Guacamole:
  1. In a bowl add the avocado and mash with a fork, mashing the avocado to desired consistancy. Add remaining ingredients and stir to incorporate.
For the Tacos:
  1. Heat a large skillet with canola oil over medium-high heat. While the skillet is heating, mix the cumin, cayenne, chili powder, garlic powder and salt together in a small bowl. Sprinkle the dry powder on both sides of the shrimp (scale back on the cayenne and chili powder or add more depending on how much spice you prefer). Add shrimp to the hot skillet, don't overfill the skillet with shrimp, cook in batches if necessary. Cook each side approximately 2-3 minutes until shrimp is cooked through but not overcooked.
  2. Line tortillas with guacamole. Add shrimp (about 3) on top of the guacamole. Top with purple cabbage, cotija, cilantro and spicy chipotle crema. Serve with lime wedges on the side.
Recipe by Good Thyme Kitchen at https://www.goodthymekitchen.com/shrimp-tacos-with-guacamole-and-spicy-chipotle-crema/