Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro Lime Cream Sauce Topping
These Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro Lime Cream Sauce Topping recipe simple and delicious. Topped with the most perfect cilantro lime sauce. Excellent!
Servings: 5
Calories: 288kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb medium shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt can substitute regular salt
- ½ teaspoon ground pepper optional
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 medium onion coarsely chopped
- 1 medium pepper red, yellow or green pepper coarsely chopped
- 2 garlic cloves finely diced
- 10 corn tortillas
- 8 oz sour cream
- 1 handful cilantro chopped
- 1 jalapeno pepper chopped
- 2 limes
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ground white or black pepper
- hot sauce optional
Instructions
Cilantro Lime Cream Sauce Topping
- Add full container of sour cream, handful of chopped cilantro, juice of 1 lime, jalapeno, salt and pepper to a blender or chopper. Blend until smooth.
Shrimps and Veggies
- Combine shrimp in large bowl with olive oil, salt, pepper and chili powder, toss and coat completely and set aside to marinate for a few minutes.
- Heat cast iron skillet or other pan to medium heat. Add onions, peppers and cook for 5 minutes.
- Add garlic, continue cooking until peppers and onions are slightly soft and a little charred.
- Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes on each side until shrimps turn pink or translucent.
- Remove shrimps, onions and peppers from heat and set aside in bowl or plate.
Assembly
- Heat corn tortillas in non-stick pan (if you don't have non-stick pan, use regular pan and spray some vegetable oil on pan) for about 15 seconds on each side until they seem soft and manageable. You can also take a damp paper towel, wrap tortillas and heat in microwave for 15 seconds.
- Spoon the shrimp, onion and pepper mixture on the tortilla. Adding 3-5 shrimp to each corn tortilla. Top with cilantro lime sauce.
- Adjust to taste with additional cilantro, lime juice and hot sauce.
- Eat like a taco or roll up like a mini burrito and ENJOY!
Nutrition
Calories: 288kcal