Beer Battered Shrimp Tacos
Fire sauce recipe here: Homemade Crunch Wrap and Fire Sauce
Beer Battered Shrimp Tacos
Servings: 6 tacos
Ingredients
The tacos
- 1 14oz bag coleslaw
- 6 6" or 8" corn tortilla
- 3/4 lb cooked shrimp tails removed
- 3/4 cup flour
- 355 ml beer 1 bottle
- 1 tsp chipotle powder optional
- 1 cup Mexican Crema
- 1/2 cup cilantro chopped rough
- vegetable oil
The slaw
- 4 tbsp mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp sriracha
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped fine
- 1/2 tsp sugar
Instructions
- fill a medium sauce pot with oil 4-5" deep. Heat on high til almost smoking then reduce heat to medium-high
- Combine all the slaw ingredients except the slaw into a large bowl and whisk thoroughly to combine into the dressing. Add the slaw and toss to coat.
- Cover the bowl of slaw and refrigerate at least 2 hours
- Combine the beer, flour and optional chipotle powder in a medium mixing bowl. Whisk until smooth.
- Toss the shrimp in the batter until fully coated. Fry in batches 4-6 minutes until the batter is golden brown. Remove and drain and set aside
- Serve shrimp in corn tortillas with the slaw, topped with crema, fire sauc, cilantro and lime juice
