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Tacos Dorados! Cuatro Vientos!

Disclaimer! This is totally my kicked-up version of the tasty tacos I enjoyed at Cuatro Vientos Mariscos in Los Angeles.
Servings 12 Tacos

Ingredients

  • For Potatoes
  • 5 small red potatoes peeled, 450 gr
  • Water to cover potatoes
  • Salt to taste
  • Pepper to taste
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp Mexican crema or sour cream
  • 1 tbsps cornstarch
  • For Shrimp
  • 2 tbsps olive oil
  • 1 tbsp butter
  • ½ small white onion diced, 112 gr
  • 1 jalapeno finely diced, 54 gr
  • 3 large cloves of garlic minced, 15 gr
  • 1 Roma tomato diced, 112 gr
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice
  • You Also Need
  • 2 cups of oil for frying
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 2-3 avocados
  • Tomato Salsa w/ Cabbage see recipe

Instructions

  • After peeling the potatoes, slice them in half and rinse them in cool water. Transfer to a med. Saucepan filled with 5 cups of water coming up to a simmer at medium heat. Add ½ tsp of salt. Cook potatoes for 15-20 minutes or until fork tender.
  • When ready, drain water from the potatoes. Transfer to a bowl. Add 1 tbsp of butter, Mexican crema, cornstarch, salt and pepper, to taste. Mash until mostly smooth. Cover and set aside.
  • For shrimp, in a large skillet, at medium heat, add the olive oil and remaining butter. Once butter melts, add the onion and jalapeño. Season lightly with salt and pepper. Sauté for 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and sauté for one more minute. Mix in the tomato. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Sauté for 5 minutes.
  • Add the shrimp. Spread out evenly in skillet and again, season lightly with salt and pepper. Stirring often, cook the shrimp just until it turns pink. Mix in lime juice. Stir well to combine. Taste for salt. Let the shrimp cool completely.
  • Titling the skillet to one side, so the broth is collected on one side, spoon out half of the shrimp and transfer to a bowl. Reserve the remaining shrimp with broth covered in the refrigerator.
  • Once the shrimp without the broth has cooled completely, fold it into the reserved mashed potatoes. Cover and keep chilled until you are ready to assemble your tacos.
  • Preheat large griddle(comal) at medium heat for 4 minutes. At the same time, in a large skillet preheat 2 cups of avocado or vegetable oil at medium heat until the temperature reads 375 degrees F.
  • Once griddle is hot, warm the corn tortillas for 45-60 seconds per side or until soft and flexible. Place in a tortilla warmer. For a few minutes.
  • Once oil is hot enough, fill the warm corn tortillas with 3-4 tbsp of potato/shrimp filling to one side of the center of tortilla. Fold over to form taco and gently press together. To the hot oil, fry 3-4 tacos at one time until golden and crispy. Turn as needed. Transfer fried tacos, standing up, to a bowl lined with paper towels. This will help drain out any excess oil. Garnish tacos with sliced avocado on top, salsa and reserved shrimp that has been warmed up.