Difficulty: Beginner
Seafood
Bourbon BBQ Shrimp Tacos
Chef John
Prep Time: 45 min
Cook Time: 10 min
Difficulty: Beginner
Your bourbon of choice just became your secret weapon for the best shrimp tacos you've ever had!
Instructions
- Step 1: Burning the recteq Ultimate Blend Pellets, preheat your recteq to 450°F.
- Step 2: In a mixing bowl add butter, Ben's Heffer Dust, recteq Cayenne pepper, recteq chipotle powder, Chef Greg's 4 Letter Rub, and bourbon. Mix well. Pour into zip-top plastic bag.
- Step 3: Add shrimp to marinade, and let sit for 30-45 minutes.
- Step 4: While shrimp is marinating, in a mixing bowl add cabbage and cilantro. Mix well.
- Step 5: n another medium size mixing bowl add orange juice, lime juice, yogurt, Jody's Asian Persuasion Rub, and honey. Whisk together until well combined.
- Step 6: Pour yogurt mixture over cabbage and mix well. Place slaw in refrigerator until time to serve.
- Step 7: Remove shrimp from marinade and place on the Mesh Cooking Mat. Place Mash Cooking Mat on recteq.
- Step 8: Cook shrimp for 4-7 minutes. Toast tortilla as well for a few minutes per side.
- Step 9: Remove shrimp and tortillas from recteq. Add slaw to tortilla and top with shrimp.
Ingredients
Serving Sizes
- 1/4 cup(s) Butter, Melted
- 3 tablespoon(s) Ben's Heffer Dust
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) recteq Cayenne Pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) recteq Chipotle Powder
- 1 tablespoon(s) Chef Greg's 4 Letter Rub
- 1/4 cup(s) Bourbon
- 2 1/2 pound(s) Shrimp, peeled & deveined
- 3 cup(s) Cabbage, shredded
- 1/2 cup(s) Greek Yogurt
- 1/2 Orange, Juiced
- 1 Lime, juiced
- 2 teaspoon(s) Honey
- 4 tablespoon(s) Cilantro, chopped coarse
- 2 tablespoon(s) Jody's Asian Persuasion Rub
- 8 Tortillas, toasted
Tools Needed
- Zip-Top Plastic Bag
- 2 Mixing Bowls
- Whisk
- Mesh Cooking Mat
- Step 1: Burning the recteq Ultimate Blend Pellets, preheat your recteq to 450°F.
- Step 2: In a mixing bowl add butter, Ben's Heffer Dust, recteq Cayenne pepper, recteq chipotle powder, Chef Greg's 4 Letter Rub, and bourbon. Mix well. Pour into zip-top plastic bag.
- Step 3: Add shrimp to marinade, and let sit for 30-45 minutes.
- Step 4: While shrimp is marinating, in a mixing bowl add cabbage and cilantro. Mix well.
- Step 5: n another medium size mixing bowl add orange juice, lime juice, yogurt, Jody's Asian Persuasion Rub, and honey. Whisk together until well combined.
- Step 6: Pour yogurt mixture over cabbage and mix well. Place slaw in refrigerator until time to serve.
- Step 7: Remove shrimp from marinade and place on the Mesh Cooking Mat. Place Mash Cooking Mat on recteq.
- Step 8: Cook shrimp for 4-7 minutes. Toast tortilla as well for a few minutes per side.
- Step 9: Remove shrimp and tortillas from recteq. Add slaw to tortilla and top with shrimp.
Chef Pairings
Pair up these tasty shrimp tacos with Grilled Elote Corn or cilantro lime rice.