Chipotle Chili Crispy Shrimp Tacos
licious spicy tacos made with juicy, crispy shrimp, red cabbage slaw, and creamy chipotle chili sauce.
Servings: 4 tacos
Calories: 536kcal
Ingredients
- 4 taco shells
Slaw:
- 2 cups finely sliced red cabbage
- 2 medium carrots
- 2 tsp white granulated sugar
- 1 Tbsp white vinegar
- Salt
- ¼ cup mayo
- 2 Tbsp sour cream
Shrimp:
- ½ lb shrimp
- ¾ cup flour
- ¼ cup cornmeal
- Salt
- 1 tsp paprika
- ¼ to ½ tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 cup buttermilk
- Salt
- 2-3 cups vegetable oil for frying
Sauce:
- 5 oz plain yogurt
- 1 chili pepper in adobe sauce
- 1 Tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 1/2 tsp sugar
- Salt
Instructions
Slaw:
- Thinly cut cabbage and shred carrots on a large grater. Mix cabbage, carrots, sugar, vinegar, mayo, sour cream, and salt until completely mixed.
- Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
Sauce:
- Combine all ingredients in the blender. Pulse until all is blended and smooth. Taste to see if you need to add any more salt.
- Set aside until ready to use.
Shrimp:
- Heat frying oil to 350. Prepare a plate with a paper towel in it.
- Prepare two shallow bowls. In one bowl, mix buttermilk and salt. In another bowl, mix flour, cornmeal, salt, paprika, and cayenne pepper.
- Wash shrimp and pat them dry with a paper towel.
- Batter shrimp by dredging them in flour mixture first, then in buttermilk, and then again in flour mixture.
- Fry shrimp in batches (or all at the same time, depending on the size of the pot used for frying) for about 4 minutes, until they are golden brown. Take shrimp out with a metal slotted spoon onto the prepared paper towel.
Tacos:
- Add some slaw to each taco. Divide shrimp among the 4 tacos and generously drizzle everything with creamy chipotle chili sauce.
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Notes
Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have a slight variation.
Nutrition
Calories: 536kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 163mg | Sodium: 725mg | Potassium: 483mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 6249IU | Vitamin C: 31mg | Calcium: 246mg | Iron: 3mg