Recipe #16: Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro-Lime Sour Cream

Source:  Lifesambrosia.com

• 20 medium prawns, peeled and deveined
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 4 corn tortillas
• oil for frying
• shredded lettuce
• diced tomatoes
• sliced avocado
• cilantro lime sour cream (recipe follows)

1. In a bowl whisk together olive oil, garlic, cumin, salt and cayenne pepper (if using). Add in shrimp and toss to coat completely. Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes to give the flavors a chance to marry.
2. Cook shrimp in a skillet on medium heat until pink and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Turn off heat and cover to keep warm.
3. Use enough oil to lightly coat the bottom of a small pan, about 2 tablespoons. Heat over medium-high heat. Cook tortillas one at a time until soft, about 30 seconds on each side. Fold over to make a taco shell. As you cook each tortilla, place them on paper towels to absorb any of the oil left over.
4. Spoon 5 shrimp into each taco shell. Top with lettuce, tomato, avocado and cilantro-lime sour cream.

Cilantro-Lime Sour Cream

• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• juice and zest from one lime
• salt to taste

Stir all ingredients together in a bowl.

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So I was in a seafood mood last week again and shrimp is always my go-to for seafood.  A lot of times, my grocery store has shrimp from the seafood counter pre-packaged and marked down and I will snatch that up and find something to make.  Shrimp cooks so quickly that it makes it an easy ingredient for a weeknight meal.

Also apparently, I was so hungry I neglected to take any pictures of this dish.  Again, sorry.

It was very good.  The shrimp on it's own had a bite to it, so the cilantro-lime sour cream really helped to balance that.  My husband enjoyed this as well, and he's not as big of a shrimp fan as I am, nor does he care much for cilantro.  Cilantro is one of those things that some people really don't care for.  I enjoy it myself, but I know quite a few people who won't eat something if it has cilantro in it. 

I used prepared lime juice, instead of fresh.  So there was also no zest.

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Ratings
Special Ingredients Needed:   I don't usually have cilantro in the house. 

Ease of Preparation:  Easy. 
Taste:    Very good.   

Overall:  9 out of 10