The kiddo has recently decided that her favorite food is shrimp and taco Tuesday has become a staple around the Dad household. One of the nice things about making an easy shrimp taco recipe is that if you keep some shrimp in the freezer you can pull it off at any time.
This makes an "I forgot to plan dinner" scenario easy to remedy.
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Grab some shrimp
Dad uses frozen shrimp in most cases so the first step is to defrost the shrimp. To do this just throw the shrimp into a bowl with some cold tap water. In about 20 minutes the shrimp will be defrosted and ready to go. Using frozen shrimp is one of the things that makes this such an easy shrimp taco recipe.
Season & Saute
Add the vegetable oil & minced garlic to a pan and place it over medium heat. Adding the garlic when the pan is cold gives you some extra control to keep it from burning. As soon as the garlic begins to brown add the shrimp, chopped cilantro, garlic powder, onion powder, and lime juice. Toss the shrimp and cook until they are no longer pink. This should only take about 5-6 minutes. Right before they are done season with salt to taste.
Assemble your shrimp tacos
Dad made soft tacos with his homemade tortilla recipe in this video. You can try that recipe or use store-bought tortillas in a pinch. Top the tacos however you like. Dad likes to add shredded lettuce, sour cream, shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, fresh cilantro, and siracha to his. But you can fix them any way you like.
Equipment
- Pan
- Tongs
Ingredients
- 1 lb Shrimp
- 4 tablespoon Chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 tablespoon Minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon Garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion powder
- 1 teaspoon Lime juice
- 1 tablespoon Extra virgin olive oil
- Salt to taste
- 8 Flour Tortillas
Instructions
- Set a pan over medium heat and coat the pan with vegetable oil. Add the garlic to the pan when the pan and oil are cold. When the garlic starts to brown add in the fresh cilantro and toss. Add in the shrimp and cook for a few minutes until the shrimp have turned pink and are no longer clear. This should only take about 5-6 minutes. Right before the shrimp is done add in a pinch of salt to taste.
- Dad made soft tacos with his homemade tortilla recipe in this video. The recipe is linked in this post also. You can use store bought ones if you like. Top the tacos however you like. Dad likes to add shredded lettuce, sour cream, shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, fresh cilantro, and siracha to his. But you can fix them any way you like.
Video
Nutrition
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