Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Grilled Shrimp Tacos With Homemade Tortillas and Baja Sauce


I decide to make this recipe for a lighter dinner option. Its relatively low calories and still delicious! I made homemade tortillas for the tacos but store bought ones will work just as well.  Meal as shown has approximately 420 calories.

Ingredients
  • 1 pound of shrimp (peeled and cleaned)
  • 2 cups of corn masa 
  • 1 1/2 cup of water
  • 1 tbsp. of olive oil
  • 1/4 cup of orange juice
  • 1 oz. of tequila
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 3/4 cup of chopped cilantro
  • cayenne pepper
  • 1 lemon or lime
  • 2 ears of corn
  • 1 zucchini 
  • 2 small onions
  • 1 cup or so of greens of choice (I used sunflower sprouts)
  • 1/4 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup of light mayo
  • 1-2 tbsp of hot sauce ( I used Sriracha hot chili sauce)
  • salt
Instructions

For Shrimp 
  1. Once shrimp are cleaned and peeled, place in a large bowl and add salt.
  2. Add 1/4 cup of orange juice, 1 oz of tequila, and half of a squeezed lemon.
  3. Crush 2 cloves of garlic, chop and rub into shrimp. 
  4. Add a handfull of chopped cilantro and rub into the shrimp as well.
  5. Top off with some cayenne pepper according to spiciness desired.
  6. Allow to marinate for 20 minutes
  7. When done, skewer, brush with a little olive oil and place on grill for a few minutes on each side. You can also use the oven on broil and they will cook in about 5-7 minutes.
For Vegetables
  1. Slice up zucchini and coarsely cut one of the onions. 
  2. Skewer and salt.
  3. Brush with olive oil.
  4. Place in oven. Broil for 10-15 minutes
  5. For the corn follow the same step except for the skewering.
For Baja Sauce
  1.  In a bowl, add 1/4 cup of light sour cream and 1/4 cup of light mayo (I used the olive oil one. Its still light and personally I think it tastes a little better).
  2. Mix well and add the lemon juice of the other half of lemon.
  3. Add desired amount of hot sauce. I would add a little and taste to make sure it is not too spicy.
  4. Bottle up and save for later.
For Tortillas

  1. Place 2 cups of corn masa in a large bowl.
  2. Add water slowly and knead
  3. Once a good consistency is achieved, ball up dough into golf sized shaped ball
  4. Place on tortilla shaper. Make sure you have some sort of plastic on each side to prevent sticking. You can use parchment paper or a cut out of a plastic bag. If you don't have a tortilla maker, you man shape them manually.
For Preparation
  1. Place shrimp on tortillas. Add some chopped cilantro, chopped onions, greens, and drizzle some baja sauce. 
  2. Serve with the roasted corn and vegetables on the side. 
  3. Some avocado goes well too.
  4. Enjoy! 

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