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BANG BANG SHRIMP TACOS

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 8
Author: Steve Pohlman

Ingredients

  • 8 corn or flour tortillas

For the Shrimp

  • 1 lbs shrimp
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 Tsp garlic powder
  • 1/4 Tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 Tsp black pepper
  • 1/4 Tsp onion powder
  • 1/4 Tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil

FOR THE SAUCE

  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 3 Tbl sweet chili sauce
  • 5 Tsp sriracha sauce

FOR THE SLAW

  • 3/4 cup shredded purple cabbage
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrots
  • 2 spring onions chopped
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • Salt to taste
  • 1/4 Tsp black pepper
  • 1 Tsp lime juice
  • 4 sprigs cilantro chopped
  • 4 Tbs mayonnaise
  • 3 Tbs cream
  • 2 Tbs cherry mustard honey mustard

Instructions

  • Pat shrimp dry with paper towel
  • In bowl, add all shrimp ingredients except shrimp
  • Mix well dry
  • Toss with shrimp
  • Heat oil in large pan.
  • Fry shrimp quickly on both sides in 2-3 batches
  • Remove to paper towel
  • Mix sauce
  • Briefly fry tortillas and stack on plate
  • Place tortilla on board, add slaw, shrimp, chopped cilantro and squeeze of lime.