Chili Tangerine Shrimp Tostadas

March Madness is here and competition is in the air. I’m getting into the spirit with Oxo, the NFI shrimp council, and 30 other bloggers for a Shrimp Showdown!

Coming up with a shrimp recipe is easy. I love shrimp, and can think of a million ways I’d love to eat it. Narrowing it down to one, was the hard part. The deciding factor to me ended up being a gorgeous box of Ojai Pixie tangerines I got from Melissa’s Produce. These juicy beauties are just about the most delicious fruit around. When they arrived I first thought, “Margaritas!” which then led to thoughts of a total Mexican feast. Typical.

Shrimp paired with citrus and chilies is pretty much a staple here in San Diego, and when served with tangerine margaritas, Its impossible not to get into the summertime spirit.

Oxo made this whole project a cinch with some awesomely handy tools. Their shrimp cleaner is a stroke of pure genius! I wish I had discovered this tool years ago because cleaning shrimp is the absolute pits. It shells AND deveins shrimp in one fell swoop. I’m in love.

Gorgeous (and healthy!) shrimp from the NFI shrimp council, beautiful local produce, and some seriously helpful kitchen tools, made for one enjoyable day in the kitchen for this gal (and one happy dinnertime for her Hubs).

You’re not going to believe this but it gets even better. Now you can win all the awesome, shrimp friendly, Oxo tools you’ll need to make your own shrimp-tastic meal. Leave a comment telling me how you like to eat your shrimp, and use the widget below to enter to win

• Shrimp Cleaner
• Flexible Kitchen & Herb Snips
• Silicone Steamer
• Wooden Lemon Reamer
• 3 Piece Bowl and Colander Set 
• 12″ Tongs with Silicone Heads
• $100 Visa Gift Card from the NFI Shrimp Council

Not a bad prize if I do say so myself. Good luck and happy shrimping!

4.72 from 7 votes

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Tangerine Margaritas

Tangering Margarita Recipe

Course Drinks

Cuisine Mexican

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 1 serving

Calories 235 kcal

Ingredients

• 1 lime wedge
• Fine salt
• 2 ounces Casa Noble tequila
• 2 ounces fresh lime juice
• 2 ounces fresh tangerine juice
• 2/3 ounces Triple Sec liqueur

Instructions

1. Rub the rim of the glass with a wedge of lime and dip the rim into a saucer of fine salt. Place the tequila, lime juice, tangerine juice, triple sec liqueur into a shaker. Shake to mix and strain into a glass of ice. Garnish with a wedge of tangerine on the rim of the glass.

Nutrition Facts

Tangerine Margaritas

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 235

% Daily Value*

Sodium 1mg0%

Carbohydrates 15g5%

Sugar 14g16%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

5 from 5 votes

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Chili Tangerine Shrimp Tostadas

If you need a lime substitute, try using tangerine in your next mexican recipe. A sweet and spicy shrimp tostada recipe. 

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican, seafood

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings 4 servings

Ingredients

For the Shrimp

• 4 garlic cloves minced
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 Tbsp red pepper flakes
• ¼ cup tangerine juice
• 1 teaspoon tangerine zest
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons dark brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound shrimp peeled and deveined
• ¼ cup chopped cilantro for garnish

For the avocado cream

• 1/2 cup avocado smashed
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• zest and juice of 1 tangerine
• 1 cup cilantro finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• salt and pepper to taste

For the tostadas

• flour tortillas
• shredded cabbage
• diced avocado
• cilantro for garnish

Instructions

1. Stir together avocado cream ingredients in a small bowl until smooth. Refrigerate.
2. Whisk together 4 cloves minced garlic, chili powder, red pepper flakes, tangerine juice, tangerine zest, soy sauce, brown sugar in a medium bowl. Add shrimp and marinate for 15 minutes.
3. Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium high heat. Add shrimp to pan, and cook, turning once until shrimp is pink and cooked through.
4. Meanwhile, heat tortillas one at a time in a dry skillet. Cook until crispy on both sides.
5. Spread crispy tortilla with a generous layer of avocado cream. Top with shredded cabbage, diced avocado and shrimp. Garnish with cilantro.

If you want to see what the other Shrimp Showdown participants made, check out their blogs below.

A Kitchen Addiction
A Zesty Bite
Betsy Life
Bonbon Break
Cherished Bliss
Chocolate Moosey
Coconut and Lime
Cookistry
Created by Diane
Everyday Maven
Foxes Love Lemons
Garnish with Lemon
girlichef
Growing up Gabel
Healthy Delicious
Home Cooking Memories
Jeanette’s Healthy Living
Julie’s Eats and Treats
Kirbie’s Cravings
Lemons for Lulu
My Man’s Belly
Natasha’s Kitchen
Noble Pig
Peanut Butter and Peppers
Peas and Crayons
Sarah’s Cucina Bella
So How’s It Taste?
Taste Love and Nourish
That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Wonky Wonderful

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