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Tacos Gobernador

Tacos Gobernador

Tacos gobernador are lightly fried tacos filled with cheesy shrimp cooked in a spicy poblano and tomato salsa.

  • Yield: 12 1x

Ingredients

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1 pound raw large shrimp, tail off

1/4 teaspoon sea salt

¼  cup Oléico Safflower Oil, divided

1/3 cup white onion, chopped

1 poblano chile, seeds and stem removed and sliced in strips

3 garlic cloves, divided

2 Roma tomaotes, chopped

½ teaspoon garlic salt

1 tablespoon sour cream

2 canned chipotle chiles in adobo, finely chopped

2 tablespoons chipotle adobo sauce

2 ½ cups shredded chihuahua cheese (or any melting cheese)

12 corn tortillas

Instructions

Clean and rinse shrimp thoroughly. Chop in small pieces. Season with salt and set aside.

Finely chop 2 garlic cloves and mince the remaining clove.

Add 2 tablespoons Oléico Safflower Oil to a large frying pan over medium heat. Add onion and poblano strips. Cook until onion begins to soften; about 5 minutes. Add 2 chopped garlic cloves and tomatoes. Reduce heat, season with garlic salt and continue cooking for 5 minutes. Add sour cream, chipotles, adobo and remaining minced garlic clove. Cook for 3 minutes stirring frequently, add shrimp and cook for an additional 3 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Remove from heat and set aside.

Heat remaining oil in a large frying pan. Fry each corn tortilla for 10 seconds on each side, add 2 tablespoon cheese and 1/3 cup shrimp mixture to tortilla. Fold and continue cooking until cheese melts; 1 minute. Repeat with remaining ingredients. Transfer to a serving plate. Serve.

  • Author: Ericka Sanchez