Shrimp Tacos Recipe with Ranchero Sauce
Shrimp Tacos Recipe with Ranchero Sauce – These easy shrimp tacos are loaded with fresh produce and drizzled with creamy ranchero sauce, Ole!
Aging. It’s not all bad.
Yes, there is the occasional discovery of a gray hair, or a once cute freckle-turned sun spot. There is the sporadic ache in the back when you sit up in bed.
Yet there are a few good things about growing older:
- Life-experiences.
- Beautiful memories that bring a tear to the eye every time your mind wanders.
- Depth and wisdom earned through unexpected trials.
- Confidence.
When you’re young, you tend to think that as you age you will lose your sense of confidence when your body passes its peak. I find the exact opposite is the more common occurrence.
Every year I’m alive, I gain a bit more self-confidence. Every year I’m alive, I care a little bit less about what people think.
You stop making decisions based on what your peers will say about you. You stop caring whether people will take your actions and words the wrong way.
Since you no longer judge other people based on their appearance, you no longer worry if they will judge you.
Best Shrimp Tacos Recipe
This Shrimp Tacos Recipe with Ranchero Sauce is a quick and delightful meal for any night of the week. The shrimp are quickly grilled with a sprinkling of hot smoked paprika, then drizzled with a zesty and creamy Ranchero Sauce.
The Ranchero sauce is easy to whip up and offers a bright, bold flavor. It is fabulous on shrimp, but also tasty on chicken, beef, and pork.
Although the Shrimp Tacos Recipe with Ranchero Sauce are completely delicious, the highlight of this recipe is in the fixin’s. These shrimp tacos are loaded high with shredded red cabbage, grilled corn, avocado, and grapes.
That’s right, I said GRAPES. Remember, I’m getting older, so I don’t care what ya’ll think anymore. *wink*
No really, the grapes on this Shrimp Tacos Recipe with Ranchero Sauce provide a cool, sweet pop that is the perfect complement to the smokey grilled shrimp and spicy smooth Ranchero Sauce.
The flavors and textures in these shrimp tacos are extremely well-balanced.
A heavenly meal at any age.
What Ingredients You Will Need
For the Ranchero Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 shallot, peeled and chopped
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced (use half if sensitive to heat)
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1 whole roasted red pepper, chopped, jarred, or homemade
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 4 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/4 cup stock, any variety
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
For the Shrimp Tacos:
- 1 pound raw jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Hot smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper
- 3 corn cobs, shucked and cleaned
- 1 1/2 cups shredded red cabbage
- 1 1/2 cups seedless red grapes, halved
- 2 avocados, chopped
- Tortillas, 16 corn or 8 wheat
- Garnish of Cilantro
How to Make This Easy Shrimp Tacos Recipe
Instructions…
Preheat the grill to medium heat.
For the Ranchero Sauce/Shrimp Taco Sauce
Add the oil to a saucepan and place it over medium heat. Saute the onion, jalapeno, and garlic until soft–3-5 minutes.
Add the red pepper, tomato paste, vinegar, sugar, cumin, stock, and 1/4 tsp salt. Simmer for 10 minutes on low.
Remove from heat and carefully pour into a blender. Add the cream and place the lid on the blender–sightly jarred so it can vent. Puree the sauce until smooth, then set aside.
For the Shrimp Tacos:
Sprinkle the raw shrimp with salt pepper and paprika. Place the corn and the shrimp on the grill. Grill the shrimp for 2 minutes per side, until just pink. Grill the corn for 2 minutes per side, rotating to get char marks on all sides. When the corn has cooled a little, cut it off the cobs.
Warm the tortillas in the microwave. Place a bed of cabbage on the bottom of a tortilla, followed by 3-4 shrimp, corn, grapes, and avocado. Drizzle with ranchero sauce and serve.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long do leftovers last?
You can store leftover tacos in an airtight container in the fridge for 3 to 5 days.
What else can I top these tacos with?
You can add whatever you love to add to your favorite tacos: guacamole, sour cream, jalapeño slices, fresh lime juice, fresh cilantro, sriracha hot sauce for spicy shrimp tacos, or salsa.
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- Mustard Maple Chicken
- Indian Spiced Chicken
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- Grilled Endive Salad ~ Never Enough Thyme
Check the printable recipe card below for nutrition information including calories, carbohydrates, protein, sodium, fiber, and vitamin C percentages.
Shrimp Tacos Recipe with Ranchero Sauce
Ingredients
For the Ranchero Sauce:
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 shallot, peeled and chopped
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and diced (use half if sensitive to heat)
- 1 garlic clove, chopped
- 1 whole roasted red pepper, chopped, jarred or homemade
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 4 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/4 cup stock, any variety
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
For the Shrimp Tacos:
- 1 pound raw jumbo shrimp, peeled and de-veined
- Hot smoked paprika
- Salt and pepper
- 3 corn cobs, shucked and cleaned
- 1 1/2 cups shredded red cabbage
- 1 1/2 cups seedless red grapes, halved
- 2 avocados, chopped
- Tortillas, 16 corn or 8 wheat
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to medium heat.
For the Ranchero Sauce:
- Add the oil to a sauce pan and place it over medium heat. Saute the onion, jalapeno, and garlic until soft–3-5 minutes.
- Add the red pepper, tomato paste, vinegar, sugar, cumin, stock and 1/4 tsp salt. Simmer for 10 minutes on low.
- Remove from heat and carefully pour into a blender. Add the cream and place the lid on the blender–sightly jarred so it can vent. Puree the sauce until smooth, then set aside.
For the Shrimp Tacos:
- Sprinkle the raw shrimp with salt pepper and paprika. Place the corn and the shrimp on the grill. Grill the shrimp for 2 minutes per side, until just pink. Grill the corn for 2 minutes per side, rotating to get char marks on all sides. When the corn has cooled a little, cut it off the cobs.
- Warm the tortillas in the microwave. Place a bed of cabbage on the bottom of a tortilla, followed by 3-4 shrimp, corn, grapes and avocado. Drizzle with ranchero sauce and serve.
Oh I’m loving the grapes in there! The whole taco sounds absolutely amazing =)
Woah-this looks amazing and I can only imagine how robust the flavor profile is. I was salivating at the computer as I looked at your photos and read your thoughts on aging. I love it–I just had a birthday and I know I should embrace growing older but in past years I’ve feared it. I love your take on it!
Your post was humorous and wise. It’s important to take the approach of living without care for unnecessary judgement of others – this kind of confidence is not only motivating, it is self-encouragement to try new things without worrying about the outcome. This type of wisdom is great in the kitchen! And obviously it panned out well, because your tacos look fabulous and they’re certainly unique! I love finding different textures and hidden bursts of flavor in my food, which all of the ingredients seem to do. I am so excited now to try grapes in my next batch of tacos – your ranchero sauce sounds lovely, too!
I am totally digging the grapes in these tacos! I love grapes in my chicken salad – for that exact sweet, cool POP that you mentioned here. I am intrigued…
Love this idea! So fresh and pretty looking
Wonderful sauce and I would never have thought to add grapes, but I can see it would be perfect with shrimp and avocado.
The photos are so incredibly colorful and beautiful and the tacos and ranchero sauce look delicious!
you’re right, growing older IS beautiful! i think i’ll copy you and keep doing it too :)
and these tacos…OMG…i need them STAT!
I totally agree…I walked into Saks yesterday in my yoga clothes…and told my friend I would have never done that 10 years ago! Love your shrimp tacos…and your photos are magazine worthy, Sommer!
I adore this recipe but I love sentiment of this post even more. Love the way you think.
Love the idea of adding grapes.. and that too red grapes. It’s a perfect blend with those shrimp and the spicy dressing!
Mouth-watering, Sommer! These shrimp tacos look simply ‘HEAVENLY’
Hugs <3
Yum! I’m making my healthy meal plan for the week, I think I’ll add these shrimp tacos to the line-up. They look delicious!!
And by fish tacos I mean shrimp tacos. Haha. Who knows here my head is today.
I love the shrimp shot! And I want that basket – super cute. Also what a scrumptious taco recipe. I have never seen or heard of grapes in fish tacos. I am very intrigued though.
Yum, making this one really soon
The ranchero sauce sounds absolutely delicious!! Would love to try that :)
Let’s try this again. I LOVE tacos and am so ready to fire up the grill and cook up some shrimp… and, of course, make batches of margaritas. I absolutely love this!