It’s taco night with a twist.

Jessica thought it would be fun to make shrimp tacos with some pepper jack cheese, fry them up in a skillet and top with a delicious sauce.

The sauce is a creamy combination of cilantro, mint, mayonnaise, yogurt or sour cream,  jalapeños, garlic, lime and red wine vinegar.

“This sauce, honestly, you can put it on anything,” Jessica exclaimed.

This segment aired on Episode 173 of California Cooking.

Ingredients:

Handful of cilantro

Handful of mint

½ cup mayonnaise

½ cup sour cream or yogurt

 ½ jalapeño, remove veins and seeds

clove garlic

splash of red wine vinegar

lime

Shredded jalapeño jack cheese

Smaller Shrimp peeled and deveined

Avocado

Pumpkin seeds

Smoked paprika

Garlic powder

Chipotle powder

Avocado cubed

Lime wedges

Instructions:

  1. Blend the cilantro, mint, mayonnaise, sour cream, jalapeño, garlic, lime, red wine vinegar and a drizzle of olive oil.
  2. Toast up pumpkin seeds in a pan.
  3. Season shrimp with salt, smoked paprika, garlic powder and a tiny bit of chipotle powder.
  4. Sautee shrimp until pink and cooked through and add a squeeze of lime.
  5. Add shredded cheese and shrimp to a tortilla and fold it over.
  6. Add multiple tacos to a skillet with olive oil and lightly fry on each side until crispy.
  7. Plate tacos, drizzle with sauce and garnish with cubed avocado, cilantro, pumpkin seeds and jalapeño slices. Drizzle more sauce and serve with lime wedges.
  8. Enjoy!