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Taco Tuesday–Tequila Lime Shrimp Tacos with Chipotle Crema

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  • Author: Tonja Engen

Ingredients

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  • For the Tacos:
  • 1 pound medium raw shrimp, Peeled and Deveined
  • 1/3 cup tequila
  • 3 Tbls. fresh lime juice
  • 3 tsp. Tagin seasoning (seasoning mix consisting of dried and ground red chilies, sea salt, dehydrated lime juice)
  • 1/2 tsp. each salt and pepper
  • Cilantro, chopped
  • 1 bag shredded purple and green cabbage
  • 1 avocado, cubed
  • 1 Lime
  • corn or flour tortillas
  • For the Chipolte Crema:
  • 2 canned adobo peppers plus 1 Tbls. sauce (from a can of chipotle peppers in adobo sauce; 11 ounce can)
  • 1 cup Sour Cream
  • 1/2 tsp. salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat the grill to medium-high.
  2. In a large bowl, add tequila, lime juice, Tagin seasoning, and salt and pepper. Stir together and add shrimp. Marinate for 15 minutes.
  3. In a food processor, add Chipotle peppers with Adobo sauce and sour cream and puree until smooth. Add salt to taste.
  4. Grill shrimp 1 1/2 minutes per side and remove to a platter. Grill tortillas 30 seconds a side.
  5. To assemble, add cabbage, shrimp, and avocado to tortilla, spoon Chipotle crema over tacos and sprinkle with cilantro.