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Shrimp Tostadas

These Shrimp Tostadas make for a super easy dinner and can be tailor made to fit everyone's tastebuds by adjusting all your toppings! A crunchy, savory, and fresh meal that everyone will love.

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Course dinner

Ingredients

Shrimp

½ bag frozen shrimp, deforsted, peeled and deveined
sofrito
season with taco seasoning, cumin, garlic, onion, paprika, pepper

Pico de Gallo

1-2 tomatoes, diced
½ white onion, diced
cilantro
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lime, juiced
salt, pepper, and cumin
chili lime seasong optional

Ingredients for Assembly

½ chopped iceberg lettuce
corn tortillas can be fried or baked
mexican mayo or kewpie mayo optional
guacamole salsa
cotija cheese
mexican crema

Instructions

Season shrimp and set aside.
Prep pico de gallo and set aside.
Fry shrimp about 3 minutes on each side till they turn pink and develop a little color.
Fry the corn tortillas in vegetable oil and sprinkle with salt. If you want to bake them then place on a baking sheet and spray tortillas with olive oil spray and bake for 5 min at 400°, flip, and bake for another 6 minutes.

Assembly

Optional *add a little mexican mayo or kewpie mayo on the tortilla
Layer: shrimp, lettuce, pico, guacamole salsa, cotija, and crema

Video

Delusional Cooking Show | Episode 10

My Versions of Tostadas

So, as you can tell these are not the traditional shrimp tostadas you would get, say at a food truck or traditional restaurant, but nonetheless, it is undeniable that they are just as delicious. Typically, you will find some refried beans but for the version I make, I skip it because sometimes beans make my tum-tums hurt!

I also like to switch up my protein on my tostada, so sometimes I will use ground beef or turkey and make the “american” taco meat and then add that to the tostada. Matter of fact, let me just go ahead and bless you guys with two more bonus filling options in case you were not feeling shrimpy today. So follow the same exact steps for the remainder of the tostada and all your fillings, just swap your protein out. You’re WELCOME 🙂

Bonus filling recipe #1: Ground Beef/Turkey Tostadas

dice white onion and peppers and sautee in olive oil
add chopped meat and cook through, then drain
add taco seasoning and a little water and combine thoroughly
add a little shredded mexican cheese (optional)

Bonus filling recipe #2: Chicken Tostadas

Get Shredded Rotissiere Chicken (Target has a great one)
Add Achiote Oil to a frying pan and add the chicken once heated
Season with your favorite seasoning ( I use some adobo, garlic, and a little sazon – try not to make it to salty)