Baja Shrimp Tacos - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup Mexican beer (such as Corona(R))
    1 cup all-purpose flour
    salt and ground black pepper to taste
    1/2 cup mayonnaise
    2 tablespoons chile-garlic sauce (such as Sriracha(R))
    1 tablespoon mirin (Japanese sweet wine)
    1/2 cup canola oil, or as needed
    1/2 pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
    12 (8 inch) flour tortillas
    1/2 medium head red cabbage, cut into small strips
    1/2 bunch cilantro, chopped
    3 limes, cut into wedges
Preparation
    Combine beer, flour, salt, and ground black pepper in a bowl. Let batter sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
    Stir mayonnaise, chile-garlic sauce, and mirin together in a bowl to form the baja sauce. Cover and refrigerate until use.
    Heat oil in a deep-fryer or large saucepan to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
    Dip shrimp in prepared batter; place in the fryer until golden brown, about 2 1/2 minutes. Drain shrimp on paper towels.
    Heat tortillas 1 at a time on a skillet over medium heat until warm to the touch, about 1 minute.
    Fill each tortilla with an even amount of shrimp, baja sauce, red cabbage, and cilantro. Garnish with lime wedges.

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