Shrimp Tacos with Lime Sour Cream
These fantastic shrimp tacos come together in record time and are sure to please a crowd. Make the Lime Sour Cream in the morning or day before to have one less thing to do at the end. Serve these with Chick-Pea Salad to round out the meal.
Shrimp Street Tacos with Lime Sour Cream
Ingredients
- FOR THE LIME Sour Cream:
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice from 1 lime
- Pinch salt
- FOR THE SHRIMP TACOS
- 4 slices 6 oz thick-cut bacon, diced
- 2 cups frozen corn or fresh if it is in season
- 1 bunch scallions white and green parts, thinly sliced
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 2 lbs large 31/35 shrimp, peeled and de-veined, thawed if frozen
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- Salt
- 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 to 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice from 1 lime
- 12 small corn tortillas
Instructions
- FOR THE LIME Sour Cream:
- In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream, fresh lime juice and salt.
- FOR THE SHRIMP TACOS
- In a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, fry the bacon, stirring frequently, until crispy and golden, 7 to 8 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate, leaving the bacon fat in the skillet.
- Add the corn to the fat in the skillet and season with 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cook the corn, stirring frequently, until crisp, about 2 minutes. Spoon the corn into a bowl and set aside.
- Add the shrimp, scallions, garlic, cumin, and 1/8 teaspoon salt to the skillet. Cook, stirring frequently, until the shrimp are opaque and cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the corn, bacon, cilantro, and 1 tablespoon lime juice to the shrimp. Stir to combine, then taste and adjust the seasoning with more lime juice or salt, if necessary. Remove from the heat and cover to keep warm while you heat the tortillas.
- Warm the tortillas in the microwave. Place the tortillas on serving plates and top with the shrimp mixture and generous spoonfuls of the lime sour cream. Serve the rest of the sauce on the side.
- Make-Ahead Instructions: The lime sour cream can be made up to four days ahead of time and stored in a covered container in the refrigerator. The shrimp mixture can be made one day ahead of time and refrigerated; just keep the cooked bacon and cilantro separate until you reheat the dish. Reheat the shrimp mixture in a skillet over medium heat until just heated through.
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