Shrimp Tacos
Shrimp Sauce
½ cup butter
½ cup ketchup
½ cup Worcestershire sauce
Boiled Shrimp
2 lb. jumbo shrimp, shell-on
1 beer
1 lemon, halved
1 tsp. liquid crab boil
Tacos
Corn tortillas
Peanut oil
Iceberg lettuce, chopped
1 tomato, chopped
Combine the Shrimp Sauce ingredients in a saucepan over low heat. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Combine the beer, crab boil and lemons (squeeze the lemons into the beer and drop in the lemon peels) in a large covered skillet over high heat. Bring to a boil and add the shrimp. Stir frequently until the shrimp are just turn pink (about 3 minutes). Strain in a colander and allow the shrimp to cool as you make your taco shells. Heat ½” of peanut oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Fry each tortilla into a semi-soft taco shell using tongs and a spoon to form each taco shell as it fries. Use the tongs to plunge a tortilla into the hot oil. Immediately fold it into a taco shell, careful to form a rounded bottom the shell and not a crease. Drain on paper towels. Peel the shrimp, arrange in a taco shell, add a little sauce, lettuce and tomato and eat it while it is hot.
Our comments: I grew up rolling boiled shrimp into tortillas and dipping it into this sauce. I like this “taco style” better. Add a little oil and vinegar on the lettuce.