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Kate Ramos

Weeknight Shrimp Tacos Recipe

Simple garlic and black pepper marinated shrimp tacos take minutes to prepare. Dress them up with as many garnishes as you'd like for an easy weeknight dinner.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: tacos
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 273
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cloves garlic smashed
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
  • 1 jalapeño stemmed and sliced (seeds removed if you'd like it less spicy)
  • zest and juice of 1 lime
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
  • 1 pound peeled and deveined shrimp
For Serving (choose as many or as few as you'd like):
  • warm corn tortillas
  • sliced radishes
  • sliced green onions
  • cilantro leaves
  • lime wedges
  • Mexican crema or sour cream
  • Cotija or feta cheese crumbled
  • thinly sliced jalapeños
  • guacamole

Method
 

  1. Combine garlic, 1 tablespoon olive oil, jalapeño, zest and lime juice, salt, and peppercorns in a blender. Blend until garlic and jalapeño are finely chopped and black peppercorns have been broken up.
  2. Pour marinade over shrimp and let marinate at least 15 minutes or up to 8 hours.
  3. Heat remaining tablespoon of oil a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Once shimmering add shrimp with the marinade to the pan (careful, it will spatter). Cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimp is firm, pink and opaque, about 2-3 minutes.
  4. Serve immediately with warm tortillas and condiments.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 273kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 28gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 255mgSodium: 1517mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2g

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