Grilled Shrimp Tacos
Total Time: 20 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 4
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 1/2 lbs large shrimp, peeled
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 large garlic cloves, minced
- 4 limes, cut into quarters
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 48 inches corn tortillas
- 2 -3 cups finely shredded green cabbage
- bottled green tomatillo salsa
Recipe
- 1 whisk together the sour cream, mayonnaise, milk, and cumin. set aside.
- 2 skewer the shrimp. (if using wood skewers, soak them in water for 10 minutes beforehand.)
- 3 in a small bowl, combine the butter and garlic.
- 4 preheat a gas grill to high; adjust to medium after 15 minutes. (if cooking over charcoal, allow the coals to burn until they are covered with gray ash.)
- 5 brush the skewered shrimp with the garlic butter. place them on the grill with the limes. cook about 4 minutes on each side or until the shrimp are opaque and the limes are browned.
- 6 remove from grill. lightly salt the shrimp. grill the tortillas for 30 seconds on each side, then place inside a paper bag to keep warm.
- 7 to serve, pull the shrimp off the skewers and divide them evenly among the tortillas. top with the cabbage, sour cream sauce, tomatillo salsa, and a spritz of grilled lime.
- 8 rainy-day method: broil the shrimp and limes about 4 inches from the heat using the cooking times above. wrap the tortillas in foil and heat in a 350° f oven for 15 minutes, or wrap them in a napkin and microwave for 3 minutes.
- 9 tip- to keep the shrimp from spinning when flipped, thread them on 2 parallel skewers instead of one.
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