Crunchy Spicy Shrimp Tacos (Print Version)
# Ingredients:
→ Spicy Mayo Mix
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1 cup mayo
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1/4 cup garlic chili sauce
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1 teaspoon hot sauce (skip if you want milder)
→ Seafood
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1 1/2 pounds jumbo shrimp (26-30 size), shells removed and cleaned
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1 cup tangy buttermilk
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1 1/2 cups regular flour
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1/2 cup corn starch
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1 teaspoon sea salt
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1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
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6 cups cooking oil for deep frying
→ Assembly Items
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10 soft flour tortillas, heated up (or lettuce cups for fewer carbs)
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8 ounces sliced cabbage (roughly 3 cups)
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Crisp radishes, cut into thin slices
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Spicy jalapeños, cut into rings
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Chopped green onions
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Handful of chopped cilantro
# Instructions:
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Stir together the mayo, garlic chili sauce, and hot sauce until smooth. You can make this a couple days early and keep it cold in your fridge.
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Put the shrimp in buttermilk and let them soak for 20 minutes - this makes them super soft when cooked.
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Combine the flour, corn starch, salt, and pepper in a dish. Put a wire rack on a baking sheet for your coated shrimp, and get another pan with paper towels ready for after frying. Turn your oven to 200°F to keep everything warm.
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Take the shrimp out of the buttermilk and roll them in batches through the flour mix. Tap off extra flour and place them on your wire rack while your oil heats up.
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Fill your heavy pot with oil and clip on a thermometer, then heat to 350°F on medium-high - this'll take around 20 minutes.
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Drop in a small batch of shrimp and fry for 4 to 4 1/2 minutes until they turn golden. After they've cooked for a minute, stir them gently so they don't clump together.
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Move the cooked shrimp to your paper towel setup then into the warm oven. Keep frying more batches, always waiting for the oil to hit 350°F again between each group.
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After all shrimp are fried, toss them in 1 cup of your spicy mayo mix. Keep the leftover sauce for your tacos.
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Layer your warmed tortillas with cabbage, add your saucy shrimp on top, drizzle with extra sauce if you want, and finish with radishes, jalapeños, green onions and cilantro.
# Notes:
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When you've got extras, store the fried shrimp and sauce apart from each other. Before eating again, let the sauce sit at room temp while you warm the shrimp in a 200°F oven for about 15 minutes, then mix and enjoy!