Sheet Pan Shrimp Tacos

Adapted from Americas Test Kitchen


  • 2 tomatoes, cored and chopped
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 jalapeño chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice, plus lime wedges for serving
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 pound large shrimp (26 to 30 per pound), peeled, deveined, and tails removed, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 5 tablespoons vegetable oil (I 4 tablespoons)
  • 12 (6-inch) corn tortillas (ATK uses Mission White Corn Tortillas, Restaurant Style, but any 100% corn tortillas work)
  • 8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (2 cups) (I think 6 oz is perfect amount)
  • Shredded iceberg lettuce
  • Diced avocado
  • Chopped fresh cilantro

  1. Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 450-F.
  2. Combine tomatoes, onion, jalapeño, ketchup, lime juice, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper in large bowl; set aside.
  3. Cut shrimp into ½-inch pieces.
  4. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 10 or 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add tomato mixture and cook until liquid is slightly thickened and tomatoes begin to break down, 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, stir in shrimp, and cook until shrimp are just opaque, about 2 minutes.
  5. Brush 2 rimmed baking sheets with 2 tablespoons oil (1 tablespoon per sheet). Arrange tortillas in single layer on prepared sheets (6 tortillas per sheet).
  6. Brush tops of tortillas with remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Divide Monterey Jack evenly among tortillas, then top with shrimp mixture.
  7. Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until cheese melts and edges of tortillas just begin to brown and crisp, 7 to 9 minutes.
  8. Garnish with lettuce, avocado, cilantro, and hot sauce, then fold tacos in half. Transfer tacos to platter. Serve, passing lime wedges separately.

Shrimp Tacos

Dinner, Main Course
Serves: 12 tacos

Ingredients

  • 2 tomatoes, cored and chopped
  • 1 small onion, finely chopped
  • 1 jalapeño chile, stemmed, seeded, and minced
  • 2 tablespoons ketchup
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice, plus lime wedges for serving
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 pound large shrimp (26 to 30 per pound), peeled, deveined, and tails removed, cut into 1/2 inch pieces
  • 5 tablespoons vegetable oil (I use 2-3 tablespoons)
  • 12 (6-inch) corn tortillas (ATK uses Mission White Corn Tortillas, Restaurant Style, but any 100% corn tortillas work)
  • 8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded (2 cups)
  • Shredded iceberg lettuce
  • Diced avocado
  • Chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

1

Adjust oven rack to lowest position and heat oven to 450-F.

2

Combine tomatoes, onion, jalapeño, ketchup, lime juice, garlic, 1 teaspoon salt, and ¼ teaspoon pepper in large bowl; set aside.

3

Cut shrimp into ½-inch pieces.

4

Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a 10 or 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add tomato mixture and cook until liquid is slightly thickened and tomatoes begin to break down, 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce heat to medium, stir in shrimp, and cook until shrimp are just opaque, about 2 minutes.

5

Brush 2 rimmed baking sheets with 2 tablespoons oil (1 tablespoon per sheet). Arrange tortillas in single layer on prepared sheets (6 tortillas per sheet).

6

Brush tops of tortillas with remaining 2 tablespoons oil. Divide Monterey Jack evenly among tortillas, then top with shrimp mixture.

7

Bake, 1 sheet at a time, until cheese melts and edges of tortillas just begin to brown and crisp, 7 to 9 minutes.

8

4. Garnish with lettuce, avocado, cilantro, and hot sauce, then fold tacos in half. Transfer tacos to platter. Serve, passing lime wedges separately.

Rating: 5 out of 5.

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