Recipe for Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro-Lime Sour Cream at Life's Ambrosia

Yesterday was pretty warm, well by Seattle standards anyway, and today is going to be even warmer. For some reason warm weather always makes me crave tacos. Who doesn’t love tacos? To me they just scream summer time. Perhaps it is all of the bright flavors or the fact that they go so well with a cold bottle of Corona. Either way, these shrimp tacos are definitely the perfect summer time supper. They are quick, easy and light. They also showcase some of my favorite flavors: cumin, chili powder, cilantro and lime.

The combination of spices in this recipe can make the shrimp a little spicy, however the coolness of the cilantro-lime sour cream balances out the flavor nicely. If you do want to tone it down a little bit, you can cut the amount of chili powder in half and omit the cayenne pepper.

Serves 2

You will need:

20 medium prawns, peeled and deveined
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
1 tablespoon olive oil
4 corn tortillas
oil for frying
shredded lettuce
diced tomatoes
sliced avocado
cilantro lime sour cream (recipe follows)

In a bowl whisk together olive oil, garlic, cumin, salt and cayenne pepper (if using). Add in shrimp and toss to coat completely. Cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes to give the flavors a chance to marry.
Cook shrimp in a skillet on medium heat until pink and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Turn off heat and cover to keep warm.
Use enough oil to lightly coat the bottom of a small pan, about 2 tablespoons. Heat over medium-high heat. Cook tortillas one at a time until soft, about 30 seconds on each side. Fold over to make a taco shell. As you cook each tortilla, place them on paper towels to absorb any of the oil left over.
Spoon 5 shrimp into each taco shell. Top with lettuce, tomato, avocado and cilantro-lime sour cream.
Serve.

Cilantro-Lime Sour Cream

You will need:

1/4 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 teaspoon cumin
juice and zest from one lime
salt to taste

Stir all ingredients together in a bowl.

I served these with black beans and chips and habanero salsa. It was the perfect meal to enjoy on our patio while sipping on ice cold coronas and watching the sun go down.

Enjoy!

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Responses to "Shrimp Tacos with Cilantro-Lime Sour Cream"

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Ohhh grilled seafood in a tortilla, it’s like all my cravings wrapped into a cute parcel!
I LOVE what you’ve done to the site. It looks so fresh and dynamic! Good job!
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- Marta

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Darn! We might have run into one another at Pike Place and talked blogging!

This is a really mouthwatering photo. I was thinking about tacos today myself. And I bought shrimp at the market!
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- The Leftoverist

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looks delish!
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- BAKING is my ZeN

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Ohmygosh, could this look more attractive? I’ve never eaten anything like this (British girl, here!) but wow, do I want to. I adore seafood in any format!
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- Indigo

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Wow look at that photo! That is one gorgeous dish!
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- Teanna

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This is a perfect meal in my book!! Cannot get enough of these flavors!!
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- Cathy - wheresmydamnanswer

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Looks so tasty – of all the things I never had in a taco … now I have to try it.
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- Tanya

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I just made this for dinner – loved the tasty shrimp, and the sauce was a nice touch! thanks!
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- Sadia

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You’re welcome Sadia! I am glad that you liked them :)
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- Deseree

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REALLY excited to try this one tonight!
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- Melissa

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I hope you enjoy them Melissa!
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- Deseree

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i’ve made shrimp tacos 3 times in 2 weeks, and your recipe is the best one….so delicious!!! thank you for sharing your awesome recipe and beautiful photos, cant wait to see what else you have on your blog
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- mary

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Thank you Mary!
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- Deseree

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O.k.- My mouth is watering! I don’t believe I can rest until I’ve made and enjoyed this delish dish!

Wenderly
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- Wenderly

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You can make this a little healthier if you want to use yogurt instead of sour cream…Just sayin
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- tony marini

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WOW. We made this recipe for dinner last week and it was absolutely delicious. I rank it up there with some of the best mexican restaurant shrimp tacos around. We will probably cut back on the lime juice and zest next time – but this is truly an A+ recipe!
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- Olson

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You won’t be disappointed! These were AMAZING! We ate them in mid-November, served with homemade spanish rice!
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- Shannon

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Shannon- Thank you! I like the sound of homemade spanish rice. How did you make it?
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- Deseree

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Made it last night, absolutely delicious ,even my too young kids loved it! Served it with spanish rice and beans.Thank you so much for sharing your recipes.
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- Sabinka

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we made this 2 nights ago and it was a big hit. i used greek yogurt instead of sour cream. great stuff Des
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- Justdorkin

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the whole family love, love, loved them. Thanks so much.
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- stacy

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Outstanding! I substituted tartar for sour cream, and I mixed in a little chipotle paste instead of cayenne, and used LOTS of Garlic. OMG…I’m now back in my wife’s good graces. Thanks!
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- Gabacho

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I made these last night…OMG! YUM!! Soooo good! Even the hubby loved them!
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- Julia

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I made this dish, and it was easy and DELICIOUS!!!
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- Towanda

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Big hit at dinner tonight! I scraped the cooked kernels from a corn on the cob and added it to the sauce. Also substituted finely shredded red cabbage for the lettuce. That extra crunch was so good!! Will make these again and again for sure!
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- Sharon

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My husband hates shrimp tacos… but he LOVED these! My 7 year old even ate seconds. Good work!
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- Nicole

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here is the shrimp taco recipe I told you about real good
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- ruby goodwin

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These turned out great! My 84 year old grandma, 6 year old nephew, and 30 year old fiance’ all want these again, soon! I used fat free sour cream, and no one had a clue.
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- Marina

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I made them for my husband and two teenaged boys tonight. I used a whole package of frozen salad shrimp, which came out to two small tacos apiece. Next time I’ll be doubling the recipe to make the tacos a bit fatter. The boys (including Dad) loved them. I didn’t have any cilantro, so left it out of the sour cream, but added some southwestern seasoning, and it was still delicious. Thanks for sharing this delightful recipe!
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- Karen

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This shrimp taco recipe was out of this world! Loved the lime cilantro sauce so much, enough to blog about it, actually! Stop by and see my shout out.
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- shrink on the couch

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so yummy. but my husband and I made a biggggg mistake- we added a freshly chopped, whole jalapeno to the recipe…. we love spicy things, but this was burn-your-face-off spicy. we couldnt stop eating them because they were sooo good, but we downed a gallon of milk afterwards =p
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- apple

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Had these for dinner last night! I used fresh Maine shrimp and I used the white tortillas instead of corn…very yummy!!! I will be making these again and again!!
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- Ann