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Honey-Chipotle Shrimp Tacos

Bon Appetit's easy weeknight tacos — sweet-spicy honey-chipotle shrimp in warm tortillas with lime-massaged red onions, cabbage, and a quick garlic crema.

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp adobo sauce from canned chipotle chiles
  • 2 tbsp honey
  • 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 1 garlic clove
  • 1/4 head green cabbage, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup cilantro leaves
  • 1 red onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 lime
  • 8 corn tortillas
  • 2 tbsp vegetable oil
  • kosher salt

Instructions

  1. Stir adobo sauce and honey in a bowl; add shrimp, season with salt, and toss to coat.
  2. Mix mayonnaise with 2 tbsp water and grated garlic for the crema; slice the cabbage and chop the cilantro.
  3. Soak the sliced red onion in lime juice with a pinch of salt, massaging until softened; warm the tortillas in a skillet.
  4. Sear the shrimp in oil 1-2 minutes until pink, then build tacos with shrimp, cabbage, garlic crema, cilantro, and onions.
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