Dresha's Shrimp Tacos and Cilantro Lime Rice
This is hopefully the first of many new blog post with amazing recipes brought to you by Dresha and Amy! What am I talking about? Well, my girlfriend Dresha and I have decided to start a cooking show. More like Dresha will be doing the cooking and I will be her sous chef and your entertainment. Just typing that cracks me up! But it is a true story. We have decided to do a cooking show together. Why? Well, the truth. We are both bloggers, writing books, hoping to inspire, encourage, and empower others, and the truth is we thought it would be fun to get to know our audiences. So I would love if you are reading this, if you take the time to jump onto the gram, the book of face or both, and follow my girl @audreshalynn-instagram and @audreshalynn-book of face. She has a story that will change lives….it changed hers for sure! So go check her out, AFTER, you take down this delicious recipe.
SHRIMP TACOS/ CILANTRO LIME RICE/ AND SLAW
Ingredients:
1 pinch of light brown sugar
1 tablespoon of chili powder
1 teaspoon of ground cumin
1 teaspoon of smoked paprika
Old Bay Seasoning
2-4 tablespoons chopped garlic in a jar (I prefer 3 but Dresha said her ancestors said, “NO!”) or 4 fresh garlic cloves minced
green onions
1-2 bay leaves
Slaw Mix
4 limes
cilantro
1/4 cup of sour cream
unsalted Kerry Gold butter
1 cup chicken broth
2 cups water
frozen Artisan Red Shrimp from Trader Joes
2 cups of long grain rice
corn or flour tortillas
black pepper and salt for taste
Garnish: Lime slices, fresh jalapeno chopped, chopped cilantro
PREP:
Shrimp: Place frozen shrimp in a bowl of room temperature water and let thaw.
Rice: The secret to this is you rinse your rice in cold water before you do anything. True story. I did not understand why and still do not, but this was so delicious, I will rinse rice from here on out. Once your rice is nice and rinsed off, heat 2 tablespoons of butter in the pot you plan on cooking your rice in. Once the butter is melted add your garlic and stir around a bit. Next add your rice and mix it around really good until all of your rice is covered in the butter. Add salt and pepper for taste and lots of pepper! No lie, I was scared, but now I am a believer, and the pepper was amazing!!!!!! Once your rice is nice and coated add 2 cups of water and 1 cup of chicken broth. Add 1-2 bay leaves and bring your rice to a boil. Once your rice is boiling, reduce your heat, cover, and simmer for 18 minutes. Once the rice is done remove the bay leaves and add lime skin. (What is this? Just grate the outside of the lime and make some lime zest.) Next add juice from 1/2 of the lime, cilantro, and green onion. Truth be known here. This is an area that Dresha “called on her ancestors” and she adds based on her taste buds. Just add what you are feeling here.
Shrimp! While your rice is boiling drain the water from your shrimp and season REALLY GOOD with Old Bay Seasoning. I mean coat those babies and coat them good! Next add your chili powder, cumin, and smoked paprika. Stir around really good. Next heat 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil in a pan and 2 tablespoons of chopped garlic or 2 cloves minced. Once the butter is melted add your shrimp, a pinch of brown sugar, and cook until cooked through. Place on a plate until ready to build your tacos.
Slaw: Take one whole package of slaw mix and add 1/4 cup of sour cream, 1 tablespoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon ground cumin, and 1 teaspoon smoked paprika and mix really good.
Tortillas: Heat a skillet with ZERO oil or butter! Place tortillas on hot skillet and heat. If they are corn they will get a little “tan”. If they are flour they will bubble up a little and that is when you flip them.
To build that delicious taco all you do is take your tortilla, add your shrimp, your slaw, and garnish how you like it! Pair it with your yummy rice, and go to town stuffing your face! These are so good! So good that JP ate 6!!!!!!!
Bon Appetit!
Amy and Dresha!
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