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Here's my crunchy shrimp tacos recipe, just the way I like it. With juicy grilled shrimp and a fresh cucumber, chopped cilantro and a sweet mango salsa. Dig in!

Crunchy Shrimp Tacos

A delicious summer dish!

Course Appetizer, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings 8 tacos
Calories per serving 184 kcal

Ingredients

  • 16 raw prawns
  • 8 taco shells
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar
  • 3 fresh limes
  • ½ small red onion finely diced
  • 1 large fresh cucumber
  • 1 fresh mango
  • a handful fresh cilantro chopped
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp coriander seeds
  • ½ tsp ground chipotle
  • 1 garlic clove peeled and mashed
  • pepper
  • salt

Instructions

  1. Rinse the prawns under cold running tap water and let them drain. Then peel and devein them. Put the prawns in a bowl. Sprinkle with the brown sugar, juice of 2 limes, cumin seeds, mashed garlic and chipotle powder. Season with pepper and salt.

    Here's my crunchy shrimp tacos recipe with grilled shrimp and a fresh cucumber, chopped cilantro and a sweet mango salsa...
  2. Stir the prawns well and let them marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hour. Stir them regularly. In the meantime peel the cucumber and the mango. Slice the cucumber lengthwise in half and remove the seeds inside with a teaspoon). Then slice the cucumber in little strips and add them to a large mixing bowl. Slice the mango, remove the pit in the middle and slice the flesh into little cubes. Add them to the cucumber together with the freshly chopped cilantro, coriander seeds and chopped red onion.

    Here's my crunchy shrimp tacos recipe with grilled shrimp and a fresh cucumber, chopped cilantro and a sweet mango salsa...
  3. Season with a pinch of pepper, salt and the juice of the remaining lime. Stir well. Put the salad in the refrigerator for half an hour. Stir regularly. Place the prawns on a baking tray.

    Here's my crunchy shrimp tacos recipe with grilled shrimp and a fresh cucumber, chopped cilantro and a sweet mango salsa...
  4. Grill them under a hot grill for 3 minutes until pink. Then flip them over and grill them for another 3 minutes or until they are cooked through.

    Here's my crunchy shrimp tacos recipe with grilled shrimp and a fresh cucumber, chopped cilantro and a sweet mango salsa...
  5. Bake the taco shells (see package instructions). Plate up the grilled prawns, mango and cucumber salad and the warm tacos. Assemble the tacos the way you like.
    Here's my crunchy shrimp tacos recipe, just the way I like it. With juicy grilled shrimp and a fresh cucumber, chopped cilantro and a sweet mango salsa. Dig in!