This is one of our favorite dinners at our house because it’s easy and delicious.
1 lb Raw shrimp
2tbls Smoked Paprika
4-6 cloves of garlic, chopped slivered like garlic chips
2 tbls olive oil
Cilantro or shredded cabbage with lime for dressing
4-6 corn or flour tortillas
Makes 4-6 tacos depending on how “beefy you make them”
In a bowl, toss the smoked paprika with the shrimp. Heat up a sauté pan on medium heat and add the olive oil, once heated add the garlic and saute for a minute, add shrimp and cook until done… usually about 6-8 minutes. That’s it, warm up your tortillas and dress with shredded cabbage, cilantro & lime.
I love serving it with beans on the side, guacamole as a dressing or on the side. It’s really hard for me to write these recipes because I was taught by my parents and they are home cooks too, you know they’ll say use a dash of this and a dash of that. I don’t measure when I cook, but this is pretty accurate, just be flexible. The garlic is a preference, I like to chop it like slivers so you get nice golden garlic chips, we love garlic! I love shredding the cabbage and cilantro with some fresh lime juice, it makes for a great topping, plus you get a little veggie in there.
On this night I happened to be craving a bean dip so I made that on the side. I had leftover beans from the previous night, avocados and tomatoes that I need to use as well, plus it is so rare that I have sour cream in the fridge that I had to make it. Kris loved it and we had lot’s of left overs, which I enjoy for easy lunches the next day.
Hope you enjoy and let me know how you like it.
by Nancy Orozco
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