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Tequila-Lime Shrimp Tacos

Tequila-Lime Shrimp Tacos

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  • Author: Big Flavors from a Tiny Kitchen - Ashley Covelli
  • Yield: 6 tacos 1x
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

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  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 pound medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons shallot, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • Kosher salt, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon tequila
  • 1 lime, halved (and cut one of the halves into wedges)
  • 12 small corn tortillas
  • avocado, diced
  • cilantro, chopped
  • radishes, thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. Heat oil in a large, non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp, garlic and shallots. Season with chile powder and salt and stir. Sauté until shrimp are pink and almost cooked through. Squeeze the juice of half of the lime over the shrimp, add tequila and stir. Let the shrimp finish cooking and remove from heat.
  2. To serve, place shrimp on a double layer of warmed tortillas. Top with avocado, cilantro and radishes. Squeeze a lime wedge over each taco before digging in, if desired.

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