Spicy Sweet Shrimp Tacos With Crispy Cheese Tortillas

These shrimp tacos will be your new taco night favorite.

For a quick, colorful, and refreshing dinner, these spicy and sweet shrimp tacos fit the bill! They’re loaded up with one vibrant topping: mango pineapple salsa. You’ll wish every night was taco night.

Suzy Bunker shared the recipe.

You know those crispy, golden bits of cheese that melt onto the pan and turn into pure crunchy perfection? Suzy takes tacos up a notch by using that concept to add a crispy, toasty cheese layer to the tortillas. It’s a simple trick that makes all the difference!

Spicy Sweet Shrimp Tacos

INGREDIENTS

• Raw shrimp, tail off & deveined
• Habanero Mango Pepper Jelly (or any spicy sweet jelly)
• Salt and pepper
• Green cabbage, thinly sliced
• Avocado, thinly sliced
• Corn tortillas
• Mexican blend cheese

Pineapple Mango Salsa

• 1 c. pineapple, diced
• 1 c. mango, diced
• ½ c. cilantro, chopped
• ½ c. red bell pepper, chopped
• ¼ – ½ c. red onion, chopped
• Juice of 1 lime, squeezed

METHOD

1. Thaw shrimp & make sure they’re all deveined & the tails are off.
2. To make salsa, dice all the ingredients & toss together with fresh lime. Make sure you dice the mangos and pineapples about ¼”- ½” cubes and your bell pepper and onion even smaller.  You want larger chunks of the fruit and smaller chunks of bell pepper and onion. Chop cilantro & squeeze lime into mix.  If you need a little agave to sweeten it if your fruit isn’t super ripe, you can add a little agave.  Toss until well combined.
3. Slice green cabbage thinly into strips the length of the corn tortilla or smaller.
4. Heat saute pan over medium heat until warm. Lightly coat with avocado oil. Add shrimp, sprinkle with salt & pepper.  Once they are almost done, add appx. ¼ cup of the pepper jelly & let it simmer & glaze the shrimp.  Turn off heat & serve.
5. Heat a flat non-stick pan to warm the corn tortillas. Once your non-stick pan is warm, spray lightly with avocado oil, then heat one side of the tortilla.  Once they’re warmed & toasty, pick up the tortilla & add a little sprinkle of cheese to the pan then turn the tortilla over & place it on the cheese.  Let it cook for about 30 seconds or until the cheese is browned & sticking to the tortilla.  Scrap off the pan with spatula but make sure all the cheese has hardened to the tortilla.
6. To assemble, put the tortilla with the melted cheese side up, top with shrimp, cabbage, salsa & fresh avocado. Enjoy!

Find more of Suzy’s recipes and pre-recorded cooking classes on her website, learntocookhealthy.com. Find and follow her on Instagram, @cook_healthy_with_suzy.