Mexican Shrimp Tacos
Tacos de Camarones or Mexican Shrimp Tacos are so easy to make. Garlic flavors the shrimp before it's mixed with creamy chipotle sauce, layered on a taco, and topped with salsa fresca, queso, sliced avocados, and lime!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 8 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8 corn tortillas (small, 6” diameter)
- 1 lbs of shrimp (fresh or frozen, but without tails)
- 3 heirloom tomatoes, chopped
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 1/2 cup of sour cream
- 1 teaspoon of chipotle powder
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 4 oz Cotija cheese
- 2 limes
- 1 jalapeño, diced
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1/2 red onion, diced
- cilantro, chopped finely
- salt
Instructions
- 1
Prepare chipotle sauce: in a bowl combine sour cream and chipotle. Add some salt to taste.
- 2
Prepare the salsa fresca: mix your diced tomatoes with green onion, jalapeno and squeezed lime juice from your limes. Set aside.
- 3
On a skillet, saute onion and garlic for about a minute. Then add shrimp and cook for a few minutes on each side until pink. Transfer to a place.
- 4
Heat up your tortillas - this can either be done in an oven for about 1 minute, or on a skillet for 30 seconds each. Never in a microwave though as it will make them mushy.
- 5
Assemble your tacos by placing the shrimp inside the charred tortillas, then topped with queso, salsa fresca, sliced avocado and chipotle crema. Garnish with cilantro.