Tacos De Camaron

These Tacos De Camaron  (Shrimp Tacos) are healthy and easy to make weeknight meal. They are loaded with good-for-you ingredients and packed with flavors! 

There’s no reason to reserve shrimp or seafood tacos for vacation or a night out. But if you want to get fancy, you can start with the best corn tortillas you can find.

This is a fast, satisfying shrimp taco dinner with Cajun flavors. I recommend using a cast iron skillet if available as it will cook the shrimps perfectly.

The Ingredients

Here are the key ingredients for Tacos De Camaron but feel free to substitute any ingredient to your liking.

• 1 pound medium or large shrimp. Since I don't live near the ocean, I like to use frozen shrimp from Costco as I think it's always high quality.
• Canola or Avocado oil. Or you can use your favorite oil that handles high heat well. For this reason, I avoid olive oil.
• 1 large garlic clove
• 1 teaspoon chipotle chile powder or blackened seasoning 
• 1/2 white or yellow onion, sliced
• 1 cup corn kernels
• 1 roasted poblano pepper, sliced 
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• Corn tortillas for serving

How To Make Tacos De Camaron

• Before you start cooking, pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel to avoid excess liquid when cooking it.
• In a large bowl, add the shrimp, one tablespoon of oil, minced garlic and the spices.
• Mix everything together.

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• In a large skillet, heat one tablespoon of oil and add the shrimp placing them in a single layer to ensure even cooking.
• Cook, turning once, until shrimps are bright pink and opaque but still moist-looking in center of thickest part, 5 to 6 minutes total. Remove from skillet and set aside on a plate.

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On the same skillet, add another tablespoon of oil and saute the onions until they become translucent.

Add the roasted peppers and corn and mix everything together.

Add the shrimp and mix until all of the ingredients are incorporated.

To serve just arrange the shrimp on warm tortillas and top with your favorite toppings like this Salsa De Piña & Avocado Salsa.

What to serve these tacos with

I usually load my tacos with lots of stuff - extra lemon juice, salt, hot salsa (on top of the salsa), avocado, etc. I didn't have to this time because the pineapple salsa is perfect on its own.

As a side dish you can serve them with Mexican Red Rice or the White version is a good option as well. And for an extra dose of veggies, these Calabacitas are ideal!

Hungry for more tacos? You'll love these!

• Blackened Salmon Tacos
• Tacos Dorados
• Chicken Tinga Tacos

I hope you make this recipe! Let me know in the comments below how you liked it.

xo,

Ana

This recipe was originally published in Sept 2018. Post has been updated to be show step by step instructions and to be more helpful.