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Southwestern Shrimp Soft Tacos

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Southwestern Shrimp Soft TacosAlexandra Grablewski

The trick: Sear in juices.
For her Southwestern Shrimp Soft Tacos, Jacki Pearson, executive sous-chef at Green Valley Spa in St. George, Utah, turns on the high heat to lock in the marinade and the shrimp's natural flavors — with hardly any oil. Use this technique with thin cuts of pork, beef, or poultry, too: Toss a piece of meat into an extra-hot pan and sear both sides (a minute or two) until a golden crust forms and meat cooks through.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

Marinade

1 1/2 tbsp minced red onion
1/2 tsp finely chopped garlic
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp chopped fresh cilantro
1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
1/2 tsp Jamaican jerk or Cajun seasoning
1/8 tsp paprika
16 shrimp, shelled, deveined, tails removed

Corn relish

2 ears corn (or 1 cup canned or frozen and thawed)
Vegetable-oil cooking spray
6 Roma tomatoes, diced
1 green onion, chopped
Lime- or lemon-pepper seasoning

Tacos

4 lowfat whole-wheat tortillas
1 tsp chopped fresh cilantro
1 green onion, chopped

Preparation

  1. Combine marinade ingredients with 1/4 cup water and season with salt. Add shrimp; refrigerate 1 hour. To make relish, cut corn kernels off cob. Lightly spray a sturdy skillet with cooking spray and heat over moderately high heat. (Avoid Teflon pans, which should not be used when cooking at such high temperatures.) Stir-fry corn until golden brown. Pour corn into a bowl and add remaining relish ingredients; season with salt. Remove shrimp and reserve marinade. Lightly spray the same skillet with cooking spray and heat on high until very hot. Toss in a few shrimp at a time and cook until just opaque; remove shrimp. Pour marinade into pan, bring to boil and boil for 2 minutes; lower heat and simmer until thick. Put 4 shrimp on each tortilla; top with corn relish and marinade sauce. Sprinkle with cilantro and green onion.

Nutrition Per Serving

Nutritional analysis per serving: 181 calories
1.3 g fat (0.2 g saturated fat)
35 g carbohydrates
10.3 g protein
11.5 g fiber
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self
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