Serve alongside guacamole and homemade salsa for a fresh, spicy meal everyone will love. I adore seafood, and my favorite is shrimp. When you cook with shrimp, you know you’re getting a quick, easy, and tasty treat, and this shrimp taco recipe is no exception. This recipe is a real crowd-pleaser because it provides everything you need for the spicy shrimp but allows you to choose your own toppings, so everyone gets a taco just as they like it! Next came the toppings! We wanted a mix of textures and tastes. Creamy avocado balanced the spice, while fresh, crunchy cabbage added a contrasting bite. Juicy tomatoes brought a burst of flavor to every bite. The result? Easy Spicy Shrimp Tacos – a flavor explosion in under 30 minutes!
Fresh isn’t as fresh as you think. Just because shrimp is presented raw doesn’t mean it’s fresh. Only a small proportion (around 10%) of shrimp sold in the United States comes from the United States. The rest is imported, so it has probably already been frozen. Make sure you ask on the counter and do not buy defrosted. When buying frozen, choose shrimp that are individually frozen instead of in a block; that way, you can thaw exactly what you need. For detailed information on this topic, see my post on how to thaw frozen shrimp Buy untreated shrimp. Some manufacturers chemically treat shrimp, so check the package ingredients and make sure “Shrimp” is the only ingredient listed.
Alternatively, for the most accurate results, you can use a meat thermometer and cook the meat until it reaches an internal temperature of 145°F/62°C. Erren’s Kitchen is written and produced for informational intentions only. We are not certified nutritionists, and the nutritional information found on this site has not been assessed or authorized by a nutritionist or the FDA. The nutritional information found in our recipes is offered as an estimate and should not be considered a guarantee or fact. The estimated data is provided as a courtesy and calculated through a third-party online nutritional calculator, spoonacular API. Although we do our best to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures should be considered rough estimates. Many factors, such as brands or products purchased and the nutritional fluctuations that naturally occur in fresh produce, can alter the effectiveness of the nutritional information in any recipe. Furthermore, various online calculators provide different results depending on their particular algorithms and nutrition fact sources. To obtain the most precise nutritional information in a provided recipe, you should calculate the nutritional information with the exact ingredients you are using when preparing the recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
