Baja Shrimp Tacos

Description

The sauce gives these shrimp tacos a delicious kick!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Mexican beer (such as Corona®)
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha®)
  • 1 tablespoon mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
  • ½ cup canola oil, or as needed
  • ½ pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 12 (8 inch) flour tortillas
  • ½ medium head red cabbage, cut into small strips
  • ½ bunch cilantro, chopped
  • 3 limes, cut into wedges

Instructions

  1. Combine beer
  2. flour
  3. salt
  4. and ground black pepper in a bowl. Let batter sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
  5. Stir mayonnaise
  6. chile-garlic sauce
  7. and mirin together in a bowl to form the baja sauce. Cover and refrigerate until use.
  8. Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  9. Dip shrimp in prepared batter; place in the fryer until golden brown
  10. about 2 1/2 minutes. Drain shrimp on paper towels.
  11. Heat tortillas 1 at a time on a skillet over medium heat until warm to the touch
  12. about 1 minute.
  13. Fill each tortilla with an even amount of shrimp
  14. baja sauce
  15. red cabbage
  16. and cilantro. Garnish with lime wedges.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Servings: 6

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