Shrimp tacos with red cabbage lime slaw. These shrimp tacos are about to be your go-to recipe. Most recently I decided to create grilled shrimp tacos by mixing up a fast marinade of lime juice, Gourmet Garden Garlic stir-in paste, cumin, and smoked paprika. The crunchy lime cabbage slaw brings a hit of freshness and the spicy yogurt sauce gives it a cool, creamy topping with a bit of spice and a lot of decadence.
All you need is sour cream, lime juice, garlic, some herbs, and olive oil. Blitz it all up together and you're in business. We're gonna toss it with some shredded cabbage (see above) and ALSO give these tacos a good shower on top. You can cook Shrimp tacos with red cabbage lime slaw using 13 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Shrimp tacos with red cabbage lime slaw
- You need 1 lb of fresh shrimp, peeled and devained.
- You need 1 tbsp of olive oil.
- It's 3 clove of garlic, minced.
- You need 1 tsp of ground cumin.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of chili powder.
- You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 2 of limes.
- It's 3 cup of shredded red cabbage.
- It's 1/2 cup of sour cream.
- Prepare 1 tsp of finely chopped chipotle pepper in adobo sauce.
- Prepare 12 of corn tortillas.
- You need 1 of fresh cilantro.
- It's 1 of lime wedges (optional).
Because there is no such thing as too much sauce. Make the red cabbage slaw for the tacos: Once the shrimp are in the fridge marinating, then you can make the red cabbage slaw. This slaw is made of shredded red cabbage, sweet onion, and fresh cilantro tossed in a citrus vinaigrette. The vinaigrette is naturally sweetened with honey and then seasoned with salt and pepper.
Shrimp tacos with red cabbage lime slaw step by step
- Thaw shrimp, if frozen. Rinse shrimp; pat dry. In a resealable plastic bag combine Olive oil, garlic, cumin, chili powder, and 1/4 tsp salt; add shrimp; chill 30 minutes..
- Meanwhile, finely shred peel from lime; juice lime. For lime slaw, in a large bowl combine the lime peel, lime juice, cabbage, and remaining salt. Set aside..
- In a small bowl combine sour cream and chipotle pepper; set aside. Wrap tortillas in foil..
- Thread shrimp on skewers. On a covered grill, grill tortilla packet directly over medium heat for 5 minutes, turning once. Add shrimp to grill; cook 5 to 8 minutes or until opaque, turning halfway through grilling..
- Remove tortilla packet from grill. Remove shrimp from skewers..
- To serve, spread tortillas with sour cream mixture. Top with lime slaw and shrimp. Sprinkle with cilantro and pass lime wedges..
These shrimp tacos have quickly become a fan favorite. The combination of avocado slaw, marinated shrimp, and garlic-lime mayo makes for a seriously delicious taco. Serve 'em up with a margarita. Then of course you can never go wrong with a fair amount of avocados, some vibrantly colored, crunchy red cabbage and a little bit of tangy Cotija cheese on a taco. And too keep things flavorful and balance out the heat, these chipotle Shrimp Tacos are finished off with a simple yet oh so perfectly flavorful Cilantro-Lime Crema.