Recipe · Shrimp
Blackened Shrimp Tacos
- ⏲️ Prep time: 30 min
- 🍳 Cook time: 10 min
- 🍽️ Servings: 4
Ingredients
Shrimp:
- 1 lb (450 g) medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp coarse salt
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
- 3 tbsp neutral oil, divided (1 tbsp, then 2 tbsp)
Slaw:
- 1/2 head red cabbage, shredded
- 1/2 head green cabbage, shredded
- 1/2 cup (118 ml) Mexican crema
- Juice of 2 limes
- 1 tsp coarse salt
- 1/2 tsp chipotle powder
- 1/4 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
To serve:
- Warm corn tortillas
- 2 avocados, cubed
Directions
- Heat a charcoal grill for two-zone cooking. Clean and oil the grate and preheat about 5 minutes. A grill pan works too.
- Toss the shrimp with the spices and 1 tbsp oil. Refrigerate.
- Toss both cabbages with the crema, lime juice, salt, chipotle, paprika, and cayenne. Chill.
- Heat a perforated grill pan, add the remaining 2 tbsp oil, and cook the shrimp in one layer with the lid closed, about 2 minutes. Flip and cook about 1 minute more, until opaque. Work in batches.
- Fill the tortillas with slaw, shrimp, and avocado.