Shrimp And Pasilla Chile Tacos Recipes

SHRIMP SOUP WITH PASILLA CHILES

Steps:

• Cut 4 chile halves into fine strips. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in small skillet over high heat. Add chile strips and fry until crisp, about 10 seconds. Drain; reserve for garnish. Toast remaining chile halves in medium skillet over medium-high heat 1 minute. Transfer to bowl of cold water; soak 30 minutes. Drain; rinse with cold water.
• Bring 1 1/2 cups water to boil in small saucepan. Add tomatillos and boil until soft, about 15 minutes. Drain. Puree tomatillos, soaked chiles, and garlic in blender. Heat 3 tablespoons oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add onion and sauté until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add chile puree and stir over medium heat until puree thickens slightly, about 5 minutes.
• Bring 5 cups water to boil in large pot. Add shrimp shells and boil 10 minutes. Strain shrimp broth into chile puree. Toast tortilla directly atop burner until crisp and blackened in spots, about 4 minutes. Add tortilla to chile puree, then epazote leaves. Simmer over medium heat until tortilla is soft, about 15 minutes. Working in batches, puree soup in blender until smooth. Return soup to saucepan; season with salt. Bring to boil. Add shrimp and simmer until just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Ladle soup into bowls; garnish with fried chile strips and serve with lime wedges.

SEARED SHRIMP WITH TANGERINE, CILANTRO, AND PASILLA CHILE

Steps:

• Make the sauce: in a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and saute the shallot, garlic, and ginger until just softened; do not brown.
• Mix the cornstarch with 1 cup of the tangerinejuice until dissolved. Add to the pan and cook, stirring, until thickened. Add the remaining 1 cup of juice. (Don't let the juice boil or it will lose it's delicate flavor).
• Turn off the heat an dset the sauce aside for 15 minutes, then strain through a fine sieve and keep warm over very low heat while you cook the shrimp.
• In a large frying pan or well-seasoned wok, heat the oil over high heat until it shimmers.
• Pat the shrimp dry with a paper towel and add to the pan all at once. After about 5 minutes, when the shrimp are half-cooked (curled and pink but slightly soft), add the tomatoes, crushed chile, and salt. Cook and stir just until the shrimp are firm; do not overcook.
• Remove the pan from the heat an dstir in 1/4 cup of the strained sauce and half of the cilantro. Squeeze the lemon over the shrimp.
• Heap the shrimp and tomatoes onto heated serving plates. Drizzle each serving with some of the remaining sauce, sprinkle with some cilantro and ground chile, and serve.

SHRIMP AND PASILLA CHILE TACOS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, soak pasilla chiles in hot water about 1 minute. Remove and discard seeds. Chop chiles; set aside.
• In 12-inch skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic. Cook and stir about 3 minutes or until onion is tender. Add shrimp; cook about 2 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Stir in chiles, marjoram, bay leaves and salt. Stir in chicken broth; cook and stir 2 to 3 minutes or until mixture is reduced.
• Add tomatoes and cilantro; cook 1 minute. Remove bay leaves. Cool slightly. Spoon about 1/2 cup mixture onto each tortilla. Roll up tortillas.