CALIFORNIA STYLE SHRIMP & POTATO TACOS WITH CILANTRO CREMA
Ready, Set, Cook! Special Edition Contest Entry. In Mexico, shrimp tacos are traditionally made with beer battered fried shrimp. Delicious, but not particularly healthy. This recipe is lightened up (no frying) and uses Simply Potatoes Diced Potatoes with Onions for a hearty flair. And the addition of fresh ingredients such as red, ripe tomatoes, baby spinach, avocado and goat cheese gives these tacos a fresh California twist!
Provided by home4dinner
Categories Potato
Time 35m
Yield 10-12 tacos, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- To prepare the tortillas, wrap loosely in a damp kitchen towel and place in a preheated 250 degree oven.
- Heat the vegetable oil over medium-high heat in a large (12-inch), non-stick skillet. When the oil is hot, add the entire package of Simply Potatoes Diced Potato with Onion; spread out evenly. Cover and cook the potatoes for 10 minutes, stirring every 2-3 minutes, ensuring that the potatoes are browning evenly.
- While the potatoes are cooking, combine the sour cream, about ½ of the taco seasoning, 2 tablespoons lime juice, half of the chopped cilantro and the salt in a blender or food processor. Process until smooth and set aside.
- Toss the remaining taco seasoning and ground cumin with the shrimp. After the potatoes have been cooking for 10 minutes and are nice and brown, add the seasoned shrimp, green onions and the remaining chopped cilantro and stir gently. Continue cooking the potato-shrimp mixture for an additional 3-5 minutes, uncovered, stirring occasionally, or until the shrimp is cooked through.
- Assemble the tacos by topping each warm tortilla with some of the shrimp and potato mixture, a pinch of the spinach, some tomato and avocado, a few crumbles of goat cheese and a drizzle of the cilantro crema. Enjoy!
SHRIMP AND POTATO CHIP TORTILLA
Steps:
- In a small bowl, whisk together the eggs, a light sprinkling of salt and pepper, and the pimenton.
- Lightly crush the potato chips in the bag. Stir them into the eggs and let the mixture sit until the potato chips are soft, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Pour 2 teaspoons of the oil into a very small skillet over medium heat. When the oil starts to shimmer, add the shallot. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the shallot is soft and starts to brown, 3 to 4 minutes. Use a slotted spoon to transfer the shallot to a plate to cool.
- When cool, stir the shallot into the egg mixture. Stir in the cilantro and shrimp until thoroughly combined.
- With the skillet still over medium heat, pour in the remaining 2 teaspoons oil. When it starts to shimmer, pour in the tortilla mixture. Let it cook undisturbed for a minute or two, then shake the pan back and forth and run a thin spatula around the edges of the tortilla. If there is loose, runny egg, lift an edge of the tortilla with the spatula and tilt the pan to let the liquid egg run underneath. Cook until the top of the tortilla is still wet but no longer a runny liquid, 3 to 5 minutes or longer, depending on the size of the pan. Run the spatula around the edges of the tortilla and then all the way underneath it to make sure the bottom is not sticking.
- If your spatula is large enough, use it to flip the tortilla in the pan. Alternatively, take a plate slightly larger than the skillet, and invert it on top of the skillet. Using oven mitts, grab both sides of the skillet, also holding the plate, and quickly and decisively turn both skillet and plate upside down, inverting the tortilla onto the plate and removing the skillet.
- If the skillet looks dry, add another teaspoon or so of olive oil, and when it starts to shimmer, slide the tortilla back into the skillet, uncooked side down. Shake the skillet to straighten the tortilla, decrease the heat to low, and continue cooking until a skewer inserted into the center comes out dry, 2 to 3 minutes.
- Invert the tortilla onto a plate again, let it cool for a few minutes, and eat.
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