Fried Shrimp Tacos with Apple Jicama Cucumber Slaw and Guacamole Salsa
Tacos de Camarón con Ensalada de Jícama, Manzana y Pepino y Salsa de Guacamole
Recipe Yield
4 to 6
Cooking time
10 minutes
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Ingredients
For the shrimp:
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground chipotle chile
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt plus more to season shrimp
- 1 1/4 cups seltzer
- 1 pound large shrimp peeled and deveined (tails off)
- Safflower oil
To serve:
To Prepare
- Combine the flour, cumin, chipotle, and salt together in a medium bowl. Whisk in the seltzer water to make a batter.
- Season the shrimp with salt.
- In a heavy, wide skillet or casserole, pour oil to a depth of 4 inches and heat over medium for at least 5 minutes. Test the heat by dipping a wooden spoon or the tip of a piece of shrimp into the oil — it should bubble happily around whatever you introduce into it. Set a cooling rack on a baking sheet and cover the rack with paper towels. If you don’t have a cooling rack, just cover the baking sheet with paper towels.
- Dip the shrimp into the batter and carefully drop into the hot oil. Fry until golden and crisp, turning once, about 2-3 minutes. Transfer to the cooling rack and season with salt.
- Serve the shrimp on a warm tortilla topped with the slaw and guacamole salsa.
Comments
20comments inFried Shrimp Tacos with Apple Jicama Cucumber Slaw and Guacamole Salsa
Jennifer
Aug 31
10/10- this is a bullseye recipe- the slaw is fantastic with the tasty shrimp, and I might add a little slivered cabbage next time, (it would be a great side with fried chicken) and folks ended up just eating it out of the serving bowl- fighting for the last bits! Guac salsa is so good, I make it a lot!
Pati Jinich
Sep 28
Oh yes! So happy to hear Jennifer, thank you!
Patty Tice
Aug 07
Hi Pati! I’m Patty too 🙂 First off, I LOVE you! You are amazing and very good at what you do. I watch your show every chance I get and don’t even mind watching repeats! After watching this recipe unfold on KPBS episode, my husband and I were drooling in the end and I want to make these for an upcoming pool party. Do you think I can pre-fry the shrimp earlier in the day and then maybe reheat in my air fryer?
Pati Jinich
Sep 11
Absolutely Patty, great idea. Just make sure to quick re heat so you do not overcook the shrimp 🙂 Enjoy!
Shannon Burns
Sep 07
My husband Kameron and I have been watching your show lately; we are SO in love with everything you make! 😍 My husband grew up 12 miles from the border (El Centro) and I grew up in Northern California where we had a large Mexican community. We moved to Florida 6 years ago and literally yearn for good, authentic Mexican food like we grew up eating. Because we can’t find it here, we’ve started making it ourselves. I made these shrimp tacos last night and let me just tell you – we loved them so much that I made them again tonight! They are just absolutely perfect; the flavors are all so bright and balanced. My husband bought me your cookbook and gave it to me the other day. I told him he should have saved it for my birthday (September 14) and he said he couldn’t wait that long for more Pati food! 😂 So looking forward to trying other recipes!
Pati Jinich
Sep 28
Aw, thank you guys, you are incredibly sweet! Shannon, I hope you had a great birthday! Please share your mailing address with me to hola@patijinich.com and I will be happy to send a signed and dedicated bookplate for your new book 🙂
Brenda D
Apr 21
Pati this is exactly the reason you are my favourite chef in the USA. Loved, loved, loved it all. I experimented with friends who are happy to be guinea pigs and we all absolutely loved it. I was not convinced I would when I tried the dressing on its own, but together with the salad it was a winner too. And I just happened to have your guacamole salsa in the fridge because I usually do! Absolute taste sensations. Thanks for sharing!
Pati Jinich
May 01
So happy to read that you and your friends enjoyed this recipe Brenda, un abrazo grande!
John Sweeney
Apr 18
The whole family thinks they went out to a Mexican restaurant! So fresh!!
Pati Jinich
Apr 19
Yay!! So very happy to read this John, my love to all the family.
Carol
Mar 24
Yum! Will try for sure.
Pati Jinich
Mar 24
Yay, hope you like them!
Mai Do
Feb 21
I love shrimp and jicama, so when I watched this episode I wanted to make this taco right away because it seems so easy. I just made this tonight and the flavor is phenomenal. I’m not Mexican, but I love authentic Mexican food. Thank you Pati for sharing amazing recipes and showing people like me how to cook your delicious cuisine! Keep up the good work!
Pati Jinich
Feb 23
Love that you loved this recipe Mai, thanks so much for the kind words too 😉
Frannin2453@gmail.com
Feb 09
Hola Pati toda esa comida se mira deliciosa. Quiero decirte que durante los últimos años estuve yo en la pinta y me gustaba ver su programa en Oregón estación pública. Yo soy un chef retirado y me encantaba mirar cuando probabais los platos que hacías muchas gracias
Pati Jinich
Feb 10
Muchas gracias a ti, un abrazo!
Steven A
Dec 19
Perfectly delicious!
Pati Jinich
Dec 26
SO happy you liked them Steven 🙂
María
Nov 22
La reseta es perfecta,me encantó prepararla y fue fácil seguir las instrucciones
Pati Jinich
Dec 28
Me da muchisimo gusto Maria, te mando un abrazo!