Weathered shrimp tacos are a delicious dish and above all very simple to prepare. They are ideal for snacking or as a main dish at lunchtime accompanied by a delicious white rice and we teach you how to make them Sinaloa style, although we will also tell you how to prepare them Ensenada style.
These Sinaloa style shrimp tacos are really easy and delicious. In a few minutes you will have some authentic Mexican tacos loaded with flavor, texture, aromas and spice. Keep reading and discover how to make shrimp tacos.
Ingredients to make Weathered Shrimp Tacos:
- 500 grams of medium or large shrimp
- 2 cups of mineral water or beer
- 2 cups of wheat flour (280 grams)
- ½ cup of cornstarch (62½ grams)
- 1 pinch of black pepper
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder (chemical yeast)
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon of paprika (paprika powder)
- 1 pinch of garlic powder
- 500 milliliters of vegetable oil
- Corn tortillas
- To accompany
- 1 unit of lemon
- sauce to taste
- ½ purple or white cabbage
- 1 avocado
How to make Weathered Shrimp Tacos:
- To start the weathered shrimp tacos recipe, perfectly clean the shrimp, removing the shell and, with the help of a fork, also remove the black line that the shrimp usually have.
- When you have the shrimp clean, season with a little salt to taste, a pinch of black pepper and a pinch of garlic powder, mix and let stand for 10 minutes. This way, the seafood will have more flavor.
- While the shrimp rest, prepare the batter mixture. Thus, in a container mix the wheat flour with the cornstarch, the salt, a little garlic powder and the paprika. Add the mineral water or beer and mix until you get a light texture. The beer-battered shrimp tacos have an extra flavor and texture, but they are also delicious with water.
- Tip: if the mixture feels too thick, add a little more mineral water or beer.
- Heat the oil in a pot. While it’s heating up, add the shrimp to the mixture to start battering them.
- Tip: make sure the oil is hot enough to coat the shrimp.
- Fry the battered shrimp for a few seconds or until you notice that they are golden. Then, remove the shrimp from the pot and let them rest in a bowl lined with a towel or absorbent paper to remove excess oil.
- Tip: the shrimp cooks very quickly in the hot oil, so it only takes about 30-40 seconds for it to have the perfect consistency.
- Heat the corn tortillas and assemble your weathered shrimp tacos with a little cabbage, avocado, lemon and hot sauce to taste. Sinaloa style shrimp tacos are ready! To make the Ensenada-style weathered shrimp tacos, add pickled red onion and prepare a very spicy sauce, like a chipotle mayonnaise, which is made by mixing mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice and chipotle marinade.
- More ideas to serve the weathered shrimp tacos
- The weathered shrimp tacos are very easy to prepare, so in a few minutes you will have a complete and very delicious dish. You can use large shrimp to make a kind of snack and serve with crackers or as an appetizer for lunch.
