Spicy Tequila Lime Shrimp Tacos
At my house, we have a weekly tradition of either cooking Mexican food or getting carryout from a local Mexican restaurant. My family LOVES Mexican food! One night, specifically “Taco Tuesday”, we stayed in and cooked ourselves. Rather than fajitas or traditional beef tacos, I decided to try shrimp tacos. As I was prepping the food and making margaritas, I had a thought… I wondered how the shrimp would taste cooked in a margarita (without sugar) and with some heat added? After all, what’s Mexican food without a good margarita?! So I created this Spicy Tequila Lime Shrimp Taco recipe, and it turned out simply delicioso! Spicy with subtle hints of tequila and lime along with a cooling avocado cilantro cream sauce to top… so GOOD! Enjoy and as always, let me know how this recipe turns out.
Spicy Tequila Lime Shrimp Tacos
- 12 oz Large Shrimp (1 bag) (peeled and deveined)
- 0.5 oz Lime Juice
- 1.5 oz Tequila (whatever your favorite brand is!)
- 0.25 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 0.25 tsp Salt
- 0.75 tsp Garlic Powder
- 0.5 Smoked Paprika
- 2 tbsp Olive OIl
- 0.5 Avocado
- 0.25 cup Sour Cream
- 0.5 tsp Avocado Oil (OR Olive Oil)
- 0.5 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1-2 dash Salt
- .5 tbsp Cilantro (Add more or less depending on your taste)
- .5 Avocado (Sliced or Diced)
- 4 Fajita Style Tortillas
- 1 cup Lettuce (I only had Spinach on hand, but any lettuce will work.))
- tbsp Avocado Cilantro Cream Sauce (Add as little or much as you prefer to each taco!)
- 4 Lime Wedges
- Start with making the sauce. In a food processor or with a hand mixer, mix the avocado, sour cream, oil, garlic powder, salt, and cilantro. Cream until blended and creamy. Set aside.
- Heat 1 tbsp of Olive Oil in a medium sized skillet on medium high heat.
- Mix the shrimp (if frozen defrost beforehand) with 1 tbsp olive oil and ¼ tsp garlic powder. Toss the shrimp in the skillet and cook on each side for 4-5 minutes.
- Add the ½ tsp garlic powder, salt, cayenne pepper, and smoked paprika to the shrimp. Stir.
- Add the tequila and lime juice. Stir. Cook for 2-3 minutes.
- Reduce to low heat and let simmer for 2-4 minutes.
- Prepare your tacos. Take a tortilla, add shrimp (roughly 6-7 per taco), top with avocado, lettuce, and drizzle with sauce.
- Serve with a lime wedge and squeeze on top if preferred. Simply Enjoy!