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Shrimp Quesadilla Tacos

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PREP TIME
20 min
COOKING TIME
10 min
TOTAL TIME
30 min
SERVINGS
4 servings
Shrimp Quesadilla Tacos
Ingredients
  • 3 tablespoons salted butter
  • 1/3 cup diced onion
  • 1 serrano pepper, diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 3 Roma tomatoes, diced
  • 1 pound raw shrimp - peeled, deveined, and cut into small pieces
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 4 teaspoons bacon drippings, divided
  • 8 (8 inch) corn tortillas
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded Oaxaca cheese
Instructions
1
Heat the skillet over a medium-high flame, allowing butter to melt and become liquid. Introduce sliced onions and diced serrano peppers into the skillet, stirring occasionally until they have softened and become translucent, approximately 4 to 5 minutes. Add minced garlic and cook until its aroma is released, roughly 1 minute. Enhance the dish with a pinch of salt and pepper to taste. Add diced tomatoes to the skillet, stirring occasionally until they have lost their firmness and become tender, about 3 minutes. Introduce cooked shrimp and a squeeze of lime juice into the skillet, stirring occasionally until the shrimp has turned pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with additional salt and pepper as desired. Remove the skillet from heat.
2
Divide the cooked shrimp mixture into 8 equal parts, setting them aside for later use.\nMelt a small amount of bacon fat in a cast iron skillet over a medium-low flame. Place one tortilla on the melted bacon fat, followed by 1 and a half tablespoons of cheese. Add one portion of the cooked shrimp mixture to one side of the tortilla, folding it over to create a taco shape. Cook until the tortilla is partially crispy and the cheese has started to melt, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip the taco onto its other side and cook for an additional 2 to 3 minutes, or until it reaches the desired level of crispiness. Repeat this process with the remaining tortillas and shrimp mixture.