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    Home > Blog > Seafood > Beer Battered Shrimp Tacos

    Beer Battered Shrimp Tacos

    by Teri Lyn Fisher · Published: Sep 7, 2016 · Modified: Jun 25, 2020

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    These delicious shrimp tacos are covered in a light and airy batter and fired. We topped them with some crunchy slaw, and then drizzled on a really flavorful cilantro-lime crema. These are so delicious!
    Beer battered shrimp tacos on a plate with lime wedges.

    I love when I can make a filling but lighter dinner. Not that fried shrimp are “light” (read diet), but I mean that don’t make me feel so heavy, and want to go into a netflix coma in my bed. During the warmer weather situations unlike Matt Bellassai, I just need light things that won’t make my feel like a sausage bursting out of it’s casing. Hot weather makes me a crabby mean terrible person, and I feel bloated no matter what. So these Beer Battered Shrimp Tacos are good in two ways. Good because they are delicious, and because they are fried which is just always delicious, and also good because they don’t me feel like a whale. Yay! Warm weather feel good food. :)
    ♥ Teri

    Beer Battered Shrimp Tacos on a platter with beer nearby.

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    Beer Battered Shrimp Tacos

    5 from 9 votes
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    These delicious shrimp tacos are covered in a light and airy batter and fired. We topped them with some crunchy slaw, and then drizzled on a really flavorful cilantro-lime crema. These are so delicious!
    RECIPE BY Teri & Jenny
    Prep Time: 30 minutes mins
    Cook Time: 15 minutes mins
    Total Time: 45 minutes mins
    Servings: 4

      INGREDIENTS  

    • 1 recipe homemade corn tortillas

    savoy-vinegar slaw

    • 2 ½ cups finely shredded savoy cabbage
    • 1 green onion, thinly sliced
    • 1 tablespoon minced cilantro
    • 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
    • 2 teaspoons whole grain mustard
    • 2 teaspoons honey
    • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
    • salt and pepper to taste

    cilantro-lime crema

    • 1 cup sour cream
    • zest and juice of 1 lime
    • 2 tablespoons minced cilantro
    • salt and pepper to taste

    beer battered shrimp

    • 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
    • 1 cup all purpose flour
    • 1 tablespoon cornstarch
    • 2 teaspoons salt
    • 1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
    • 1 (12 ounce) beer of choice

    to fry

    • oil for frying

    garnish

    • lime wedges for serving

      INSTRUCTIONS  

    • Make 1 recipe homemade corn tortillas and set aside in a clean towel to keep warm and pliable.
    • For slaw: Place cabbage, green onion and cilantro into a mixing bowl and toss together. Whisk together remaining ingredients, in another mixing bowl, until fully combined. Pour the vinegar mixture over the shredded cabbage and toss together. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes and up to 1 day.
    • For cilantro-lime crèma: Place all ingredients into a mixing bowl and whisk together. Season with salt and pepper and set aside.
    • For beer battered shrimp: Preheat 2 inches of oil in a Dutch oven at 350˚F.Place all beer batter ingredients into a mixing bowl and whisk together until smooth. Season shrimp with salt and pepper, then submerge shrimp into the batter until fully coated. In small batches, shake excess batter off each shrimp and carefully drop them into the hot oil. Fry shrimp for 4 to 5 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oil and place onto a baking sheet lined with a cooling rack . Season with salt and pepper.
    • To serve: Place a couple pieces of fried shrimp in the center of each tortilla and drizzle with the cilantro-lime crema. Top with a small handful of savoy-vinegar slaw and serve with lime wedges.
    Calories: 542kcal Carbohydrates: 69g Protein: 14g Fat: 25g Saturated Fat: 9g Cholesterol: 75mg Sodium: 1427mg Potassium: 375mg Fiber: 7g Sugar: 6g Vitamin A: 839IU Vitamin C: 15mg Calcium: 173mg Iron: 3mg
    CUISINE: Mexican
    KEYWORD: fish tacos
    COURSE: dinner

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    September 7, 2016 / 9 Comments

    About Teri Lyn Fisher

    Teri Lyn Fisher is half of Spoon Fork Bacon. She is also a food and cosmetics photographer. She is a big fan of hot dogs. #sfbTERI

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    1. Claudia

      June 05, 2021 at 3:26 pm

      5 stars
      A restaurant couldn’t come close to how good this battered shrimp is! So easy to prepare. Don’t leave out the beer. Only added some smoked paprika to batter mix. Slaw is not too sweet or too spicy – jazz it up a notch to your .taste AFTER trying this original. Loved so much last night, my guy asked me if we could have them again tonight. 1000% a keeper of a recipe.

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      • Jenny Park

        June 05, 2021 at 6:42 pm

        So happy to read that you loved this recipe! Thanks for the feedback!!

        Reply
    2. Savy

      December 03, 2019 at 3:11 pm

      5 stars
      These are DELICIOUS! And such a short grocery list. One of my favs!

      Reply
      • Jenny Park

        December 04, 2019 at 9:00 am

        Oh yay! So glad you like this one, i love it so much too!

        Reply
    3. Barbara from FL Mom's Blog

      September 10, 2016 at 11:32 am

      Oh wow! Definitely bookmarked and printed out this recipe! Shrimp and tacos are favorites of mine!

      Reply
    4. MeCooks

      September 09, 2016 at 12:04 am

      5 stars
      This is a great recipe, worth trying at home :-)

      Please visit my site to check my cooking ideas :-)

      http://www.mecooks.com/en/

      Reply
    5. Nicole

      September 08, 2016 at 9:04 pm

      This post just made my really hard day. I think tacos can solve the worlds problems. Thank you.

      Reply
      • Jenny Park

        September 09, 2016 at 9:58 am

        Agreed!! So so happy this brightened your day! xx

        Reply
    6. Marta

      September 07, 2016 at 9:25 am

      I love tacos and I love your idea for tacos!

      Reply

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