Prawn Tacos (Shrimp) - with Chipotle Lime Marinade

Name: Prawn Tacos (Shrimp) - with Chipotle Lime Marinade
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 6 min
Total time: 21 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 500g/1 lb medium prawns/shrimp (, peeled (frozen thawed, or 1 kg / 2lb unpeeled whole)); Zest of 1 lime ((or lemon)); 1/4 cup lime juice ((or lemon)); 1 tbsp chipotle powder ((MEDIUM spicy, can reduce to 2 tsp for MILD, Note 1)); 2 tbsp coriander/cilantro (, finely chopped (sub chives)); 2 garlic cloves (, minced); 1/4 cup olive oil; 1/2 tsp each salt and pepper; 8 cups green cabbage (, finely shredded (about 1/4 head)); 1/2 onion (, very finely chopped (brown, yellow, white)); 3/4 cup plain yogurt ((like Greek), unsweetened); 1/4 coriander/cilantro (, finely chopped (sub chives)); 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil; 3/4 cup sour cream ((or yogurt)); 2 - 3 tbsp sriracha (, adjust to taste (Note 2)); 1 tbsp olive oil; 12 - 15 small tortillas ((corn or flour), warmed or charred per packet); Lime wedges ((highly recommended)); Coriander/cilantro (, roughly chopped)

Instructions

Prep:15minCook:6min

Recipe video above. Chipotle is the power ingredient here, adding a stack of flavour and a hit of heat to this zesty, earthy, Mexican marinade for prawns. Perfectly paired with a creamy-yet-zingy Slaw with the trademark juiciness and floppiness of traditional Coleslaw, but made lighter with no mayonnaise which is too heavy for prawns. The Pink Taco Sauce is my quick sauce of choice here, but there's enough juiciness in the Slaw and Tacos that you could forgo it - or just add a dash of your favourite hot sauce, or just a dollop of plain sour cream.LEMON alternative - use lemon when limes are not in season. Albeit not traditional Mexican, it works perfectly!SPICE LEVEL: Medium, chipotle is a bit spicy! You can dial it down.

Updated at: Mon, 03 Mar 2025 00:14:15 GMT