Shrimp Tacos Recipe
If you are getting tired of your average tacos, I highly recommend trying these shrimp tacos. These tacos are a great treat for summer and won’t disappoint those who love a little heat. These tacos include a combination of shrimp, chipotle peppers, bacon and onions.. You can adjust the amount of heat by adding more or less canned chipotle chilies. You can also add a little of the adobo sauce to the shrimp mixture. This recipe calls for 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. Just to clarify, this means 3 peppers, not 3 cans. You can add whatever optional condiments you want. The tacos are garnished with cilantro and lime juice but what I did was mix cilantro, diced avocados and lime juice in a bowl and used that. Enjoy.
Ingredients:
2lbs large cooked shrimp (peeled and deveined with tails removed)
1 (12 ounce) package bacon (cut into small pieces)
1/2 onion (diced)
3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (minced)
12 corn tortillas (or flour)
1 cup fresh cilantro (chopped)
The juice of one lime
2 avocados (diced, optional)
Monterey jack cheese (optional)
Cooking Instructions:
Step 1: In a large skillet cook bacon over medium high heat until evenly browned. Drain the bacon fat from the skillet. Add diced onions and stir fry for 5 minutes or until the onions are tender. Add shrimp and diced chipotle peppers. Cook 4 minutes or until heated through.
Step 2: Heat tortillas in a skillet over medium high heat for 10 seconds. Turn over and heat for another 5-10 seconds. Fill heated tortillas with shrimp mixture top with cilantro, lime juice, avocado and cheese.
(Makes 6 Servings)
mmmm. yum yum!! love tacos.
I love any kind of seafood tacos, and these look fabulous! I love the bacon and avocado in there.
Shrimp tacos are my FAVE! So light and summery. We have a great place here in Alexandria, VA that does their shrimp taco with red onion echabeche (pickled onions) and an avocado crema sauce and they are *OUTSTANDING.* Adding bacon is an idea that never occured to me…but I like it:)
Just made these the other night for dinner and they were incredible!! This has quickly become part of the weekly dinner menu!
I made this last night for my wife and me. We both had it leftover for lunch today. When she got home tonight she said this was the “best” thing I have ever cooked for her. So Bobby take that as a huge compliment. I consider myself a pretty good cook. I did have some fresh corn that I added, but either way it will rock. Thanks.
These were the best Shrimp tacos I have ever eaten. Thank you for putting them on the web.