Meet my amazingly delicious spicy shrimp taco recipe, consisting of only 7g of carbs. Try it once and see how you’ll fall in love with it!
How To Make Spicy Shrimp Taco Recipe?
How To Make Spicy Shrimp Taco Recipe?
It is extremely easy to make and takes only 30 minutes to prepare. The shrimp tacos will perfectly suit those who love spicy flavors. Just make sure you use the ingredients only as listed and don’t replace or omit anything from the ingredient list.
Because the ingredients are the key points of the recipe, if some of your guests can’t eat spicy foods, please meet me at the bottom of the content.
Let’s not waste any more time and jump right into the recipe:
Spicy Shrimp Taco Recipe
Ingredients
- Large raw shrimp (1/2 pound tail-off, peeled, deveined)
- Garlic (3 large cloves)
- Olive oil (2 tbsp)
- Butter (1 tbsp)
- Lemon juice (From less than 1/2 lemon)
- Fresno pepper (1 pepper)
Spice
- Paprika powder (1 1/2 tsp)
- Chili flakes (1 tsp)
- Salt and pepper
Serve with
- Parmesan cheese (2 tbsp, grated)
- 1 Large whole tomato (chopped with small cubes)
- 1 onion (chopped with small cubes)
- Parsley (1/2 cup, chopped)
- Lemon (cut into 4 equal parts)
- Low carb taco tortillas
Instructions
Put thawed shrimps in a bowl, add all spices on them (except chili flakes). Mix them gently and set aside.
Chop garlic cloves into extra thin slices or grate them. Chop 1 tbsp of parsley and the Fresno pepper into small cubes.
Heat a pan and add olive oil. Add the shrimps one by one and fry both sides. Make sure you don't overcook them because they'll continue cooking during the rest of the process.
Take the shrimps from the pan and add the garlic to the same oil.
Fry the minced garlic and add chili flakes, frying them together without burning them.
Add butter and mix well while frying. Then, add salt and lemon juice. Let them fry together until the sauce becomes thick.
Add the fried shrimps to the sauce back and cook them together for a while. Finally, add 1 tbsp of chopped parsley.
Place the "Serve with" ingredients in separate bowls and use them to make shrimp tacos.
Nutrition Information
Yield
3Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 270Total Fat 16gSaturated Fat 4gCholesterol 153mgSodium 935mgCarbohydrates 17gNet Carbohydrates 7gFiber 10gSugar 3gProtein 20g
Are There Any Guests of Yours Who Can’t Eat Spicy Food?
Don’t worry about it. You can serve yummy shrimp tacos for them without compromising your own spicy taste. You only need to add one more step while cooking.
The Fresno peppers are what give the spicy taste to the food. So, don’t add them to the sauce but instead, chop the peppers and serve them with the other taco ingredients. This way, spicy lovers can add them to their tacos to increase their spiciness.
To Sum Up
Now that you’ve learned a delicious spicy shrimp taco recipe, make sure you follow the step-by-step instructions and feel free to share your opinion with me in the comments.
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