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Honey-Chipotle Shrimp Tacos

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These easier-than-easy shrimp tacos are ideal for busy weeknights, but those fancy-seeming toppings—lime juice-massaged red onions and a throw-together garlic crema—are destined for dinner party greatness.

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What you’ll need

Recipe information

  • Yield

    4 servings

Ingredients

2 Tbsp. adobo sauce from 1 can chipotle chiles in adobo
2 Tbsp. honey
1 lb. medium shrimp, peeled, deveined
Kosher salt
½ cup mayonnaise
1 small garlic clove
¼ head of green cabbage
1 cup cilantro leaves with tender stems
1 small red onion
1 lime
8 corn tortillas
2 Tbsp. vegetable oil

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Stir 2 Tbsp. adobo sauce and 2 Tbsp. honey in a medium bowl until combined. Add 1 lb. shrimp; season with salt. Toss until shrimp is evenly coated with sauce. Set aside while you prep your toppings.

    Step 2

    Mix ½ cup mayonnaise with 2 Tbsp. water in a small bowl. Grate 1 garlic clove into bowl, season with salt, and stir to combine.

    Step 3

    Thinly slice ¼ head of cabbage into very thin strips.

    Step 4

    Coarsely chop 1 cup cilantro.

    Step 5

    Peel and trim 1 onion. Cut in half lengthwise, then thinly slice.

    Step 6

    Cut 1 lime in half and squeeze out juice from both halves into another small bowl. Add sliced onion and a pinch of salt. Massage with your hands until onion begins to soften.

    Step 7

    Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high. Working with one at a time, warm tortilla in skillet until pliable and starts to darken, 30–45 seconds per side. Transfer tortillas to a piece of foil and wrap tightly to keep warm.

    Step 8

    Return skillet to medium-high heat and pour in 2 Tbsp. oil. Once oil begins to shimmer, add shrimp mixture and cook, stirring occasionally, until shrimps turn pink and cooked through, 1–2 minutes. Remove skillet from heat.

    Step 9

    Unwrap tortillas and build tacos with shrimp, cabbage, garlic crema, cilantro, and onions.

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