Crispy Prawn Tacos with Chipotle Slaw. Crispy battered prawns, chilli-spiked coleslaw and soft tacos make for a delicious dinner. For Mexican supplies, I love Cool Chile who sell everything you need for a Mexican feast including authentic corn tacos, dried Mexican chillies, Mexican chocolate and more unusual ingredients like Avocado Leaves. For this recipe, I have used their Chipotles in Adobo, a smoky chilli paste made with tomatoes and chipotle chillies. It works perfectly as a dressing for my slaw. Homemade slaw always triumphs anything store bought. It is fresher, cheaper and you can add whatever you like to it.
If you liked my Crispy Prawn Tacos then try out my Pulled Chicken Tacos
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Recipe
Serves 2
Difficulty Level: Home Cook
Ingredients:
For the prawns
- Around 10 raw prawns
- 150g flour
- Tablespoon baking powder
- 250ml cold beer
- Salt and pepper
- Sunflower oil
For the slaw:
- 1 carrot, grated
- Half a small white cabbage, shredded
- 1-2 green chillies, finely chopped
- 1 red onion, finely sliced
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- A couple heaped tablespoons of plain yoghurt
- 1 tablespoon chipotle paste (I use Cool Chile)
You will also need small soft tacos (or buy bigger ones and cut smaller circles from them)
Method
- First, whisk together the flour and baking powder and gradually whisk in the beer. Season with salt and pepper.
- Whilst the batter is resting, mix all the ingredients for the slaw together.
- Fill a saucepan 1/3 way up with sunflower up and heat to 200C. I can’t recommend a thermometer more to ensure your oil stays at temperature.
- Dip the prawns into the batter and then into the hot oil, frying for 3-4 minutes until crisp and golden. Drain on kitchen paper.
- Heat the tacos in a dry frying pan until beginning to crisp up and colour
- Place some chipotle slaw on top of the heated tacos and top with the crisp prawns. Enjoy your Crispy Prawn Tacos
These look delicious. I keep telling my husband that I was to make shrimp tacos, but haven’t followed through with it. Since prawns and shrimp are very similar, I think this will work out well. I will definitely be making these soon.
Great! Let me know if you do!
These look absolutely delicious! Definitely need to make these some time!
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