Southwestern Shrimp Soft Tacos |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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The trick: Sear in juices. For her Southwestern Shrimp Soft Tacos, Jacki Pearson, executive sous-chef at Green Valley Spa in St. George, Utah, turns on the high heat to lock in the marinade and the shrimp's natural flavors with hardly any oil. Use this technique with thin cuts of pork, beef, or poultry, too: Toss a piece of meat into an extra-hot pan and sear both sides (a minute or two) until a golden crust forms and meat cooks through. Ingredients:
1 1/2 tbsp minced red onion |
1/2 tsp finely chopped garlic |
1 tbsp honey |
1 tsp chopped fresh cilantro |
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice |
1/2 tsp jamaican jerk or cajun seasoning |
1/8 tsp paprika |
16 shrimp, shelled, deveined, tails removed |
2 ears corn (or 1 cup canned or frozen and thawed) |
vegetable-oil cooking spray |
6 roma tomatoes, diced |
1 green onion, chopped |
lime- or lemon-pepper seasoning |
4 lowfat whole-wheat tortillas |
1 tsp chopped fresh cilantro |
1 green onion, chopped |
Directions:
1. Combine marinade ingredients with 1/4 cup water and season with salt. Add shrimp; refrigerate 1 hour. To make relish, cut corn kernels off cob. Lightly spray a sturdy skillet with cooking spray and heat over moderately high heat. (Avoid Teflon pans, which should not be used when cooking at such high temperatures.) Stir-fry corn until golden brown. Pour corn into a bowl and add remaining relish ingredients; season with salt. Remove shrimp and reserve marinade. Lightly spray the same skillet with cooking spray and heat on high until very hot. Toss in a few shrimp at a time and cook until just opaque; remove shrimp. Pour marinade into pan, bring to boil and boil for 2 minutes; lower heat and simmer until thick. Put 4 shrimp on each tortilla; top with corn relish and marinade sauce. Sprinkle with cilantro and green onion.
2. Nutritional analysis per serving: 181 calories, 1.3 g fat (0.2 g saturated fat), 35 g carbohydrates, 10.3 g protein, 11.5 g fiber Nutritional analysis provided by Self
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