Name: Tacos Gobernador
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp unsalted butter; 1 Tbsp Olive oil; ½ medium onion - about 1 cup (yellow or white) (chopped ); 1 medium bell pepper (chopped); 1 Lb Shrimp (frozen or fresh) (Peeled, deveined and cut into small pieces); 2 cup shredded chihuahua or mozzarella cheese; 8 to 10 corn tortillas; more butter to fry the tacos

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Tacos Gobernador are guaranteed to be your new favorite taco. Filled with buttery shrimp, onions & bell pepper plus the melted cheese (adds an incredible flavor) will have you begging for more!

three tacos with shrimp and salsas on the side

Tacos Gobernador are a popular Mexican seafood dish from the state of Sinaloa (just like Aguachile). The story goes that Sinaloa's Governor used to request his Shrimp Tacos with cheese and that's how these tacos got started!

You may think that cheese and seafood does not go well together but in this case, everything turns out delicious! Give it a try.

If you're a seafood lover like I am, you will also love my Blackened Salmon tacos, Shrimp Ceviche or Fish Ceviche too!

In this post you’ll find:

The Ingredients
How to make Tacos Gobernador
What to serve with
Recipe
How I learned this recipe

Three tacos gobernador on a white oval plate with green salsa on the side

The Ingredients

1 lb shrimp - I use frozen shrimp since I don't live near the ocean. The original taco was made with Marlin fish but unfortunately that fish is almost extinct 🙁
Onion - yellow or white should work fine.
Green bell pepper
Queso chihuahua o mozzarella - or any good melting cheese for that matter
Corn tortillas
Butter - for frying the tacos
Salsa verde y salsa chile de arbol to serve with.

Ingredients: chopped onions and green bell peppers, shrimp, butter and cheese plus tortillas on the side

How to make Tacos Gobernador

This is an amazing week night dinner. Simple to prepare but huge in flavor.

Start by peeling and deveining the shrimp. Cut into small pieces.

Chopped raw shrimp on a white oval plate

In a large skillet (an iron skillet preferably), add some butter and saute the onions and bell peppers.

Cook until soft for about 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook for another 3 to 4 minutes or until the shrimp is no longer translucent. Note: Make sure not to overcook the shrimp as it can become rubbery.

Sauteing onions and green bell peppers on an iron skillet

A skillet with sauteed onions, bell pepper and shrimp

Assemble the tacos by adding a layer of shrimp and top it with shredded cheese.

filling the tortillas with the shrimp mixture

On a separate skillet, melt some butter with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Place the tacos open to warm up the entire tortilla.

Tip! Warming up the tortilla first before folding it, will prevent it from breaking in the middle.

A skillet with two open tacos filled with shrimp and shredded cheese

As soon as the tortilla becomes soft, using a spatula, fold it to cover the shrimp side.

An iron skillet with 3 corn tortillas tacos. One is being flipped with a metal spatula

Flip the tacos to brown the other side. Cook until crispy and the cheese has melted. Repeat process until all tacos are done.

What to serve with

Here are some ideas what to serve these Tacos Gobernador with:

Calabacitas to balance these tacos with some veggies 😉
Frijoles Puercos - to add more deep flavors!
Mexican White Rice - to compliment with fresh flavors

3 tacos on a plate with red salsa on the side

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