Spicy Cajun Shrimp Crunchy Tacos - FOOD PHOTO SHOOT

[gringalicious]

How in the world have two whole weeks past since the last time I shared a taco Tuesday? It feels like merely a few days.

How are you guys? Have you been enjoying the year so far? I hope so. My year has been good but a bit of a whirlwind so far. I’ve decided it’s way WAY worse to have a loved one going through something terrible and painful when you’re powerless to help than to be going through it yourself. I mentioned a few posts ago about a family member (my aunt) that has been unwell, and I can’t gloss over the fact that it’s been making my real life a struggle this past few weeks. These things always have a huge ripple effect with family.

For me, I just don’t deal with situations like this well at all. I don’t know, I guess not having much I can physically do to help makes me feel awful, but maybe that’s why I turn to trying to help out in any other way that I can, which often involves making food. It’s been fun to have a very full house though. Some of my extended family are staying here because we live so close to the hospital while their home is about an hour drive from here. #NorthIdahoLife

Yesterday I discovered that taking two teenage boys with you to the gym and grocery shopping with you to get them out of the house may not be the smartest idea in the world. Wow all you moms, how do you do it? Haha, I took my brother and cousin with me and I thought the check-out employee was going to kick us out because of all their shenanigans. Silly boys.

Also, the days seem to drastically be getting longer and our weather has been unseasonably warm here which I think is causing some weird weather. Last night the wind was crazy strong It was actually so strong that we lost power for a little while. With so many people in the house, that was pretty hilarious. Yep, it’s so warm that the snow is almost all completely melted making the grass show through everywhere, and that’s so unusual up here. I’m really glad to start having more daylight hours though. It’s always challenging to catch the right photography light in the Winter.

And speaking of photography, you probably wouldn’t have guessed this since most normal people don’t spend hours of their lives photographing food, but hard-shell tacos are really difficult subjects to make look good, just saying. I rarely use them because my household is primarily on team flour tortilla, but I felt in this case the crunchy route was the way to go.

Of course none of that is really relevant to this recipe, but what is relevant is that these are so easy. Just to prove how easy they are, I’ll even admit that I decided to make them on a whim when I realized taco Tuesday had snuck up on me and I’d forgotten to do a recipe yet. You see, so they were a last-minute meal that I threw together in about 30 minutes total. I really have been much more organized with thinking ahead but life has a way of changing your plans so drastically that it’s simpler to disregard those plans sometimes, you know? This was one of those times that I did that and it turned out pretty delicious anyway.

Anyway, these tacos are pretty versatile as far as ingredients and spice level. My family is pretty evenly split on spice preference, only some like it hot, so I keep it mild and let the spice lovers add their own hot sauces and stuff. However, if you know your family are all fans of spicy food then just adjust the spice to your taste. As far as the ingredients, it’s mostly things that you probably have on hand already. The beans can be replaced with any kind of bean instead and the meat can be traded out for fish, chicken, or even sausage if you prefer. Hey this is Cajun food so you can even add a little bit of them all.

Happy taco Tuesday!

Spicy Cajun Shrimp Crunchy Tacos

Ingredients

Coleslaw:

2 tablespoons chopped scallions or chives
2 cups coleslaw mix
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
2 tablespoons white vinegar
1/4 cup mayonnaise
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon celery seed

Tacos:

1 pound uncooked shrimp (devained+shelled with tail on or off)
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium onion, diced
1 large stalk celery, diced
1 bell pepper (any color) seeded and diced
2 small tomatoes, diced
1 (15 ounce) can cooked kidney beans, rinsed and drained
2 teaspoon cajun seasoning
1/2 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1 bay leaf
salt and pepper to taste
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper (optional)
12 small crunchy corn taco shells (gf if needed)

Optional Toppings:

hot sauce
sour cream
salsa
chopped chives
guacamole

Instructions

Coleslaw:

Mix the vinegar, mustard, mayo, and celery seed in a medium bowl. Add scallions and coleslaw mix and season to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside until ready to serve tacos.

Tacos:

In a large skillet, heat olive oil over medium high heat and add the onion, bell pepper, and celery. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes until the onions are translucent. Add in the tomato, and seasonings and cook about 1 minutes more.
Add the shrimp and beans and cook until the shrimp is fully pink and done. Reduce heat to low and simmer over hear until the mixture has thickened slightly.
Turn off heat and fill each taco shell with the hot shrimp mixture and top with coleslaw and any other desired toppings.

ALL CONTENT IS MINE AND ORIGINAL! All of these food photos were taken with my Nikon D5300 and my favorite Lens, the Nikon AF-S FX NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8G. You can find out more in my INTRO POST.

And, by the way, to all the minnows out there, my intro post did a huge $0.21. The key to success on Steemit is to be consistent and persistent.

Also, a huge shoutout to @rigaronib for designing my logo!

For more great food ideas, please do not forget to look at my other recent food posts

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5. Dairy Queen Cake Batter Blizzard Copycat
6. Braised Slow-Cooker Pork Roast + Rainbow Root Veggies
7. Black Forest Chocolate Chip Morning Buns
8. TUESDAY TOAST: Bruschetta, Goat Cheese, & Almond Toast
9. Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal
10. Frozen Cookie Dough Banana "Nice Cream"

Comments

[ajala]

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[hiroyamagishi]

I appreciate the effort and hard-work that made these photos possible. Those tacos are priceless!

[supadupa]

[cristonova]

nice pic @supadupa

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for taking the time to comment @hiroyamagishi

[iqbalgubey]

@hiroyamagishi really appreciate the effort and hard work of @gringalicious . Hope @gringalicious continues to make delicious food

[cristonova]

Good appetite

[yummyrum]

That looks like a treat!!

[gringalicious]

thanks so much @yummyrum

[allasyummyfood]

I am really sorry about your aunty, all my prayers go to her!!! and this dish looks amazing!! i lost my grandma to cancer, so i know how hard it can be! stay strong !!!xxxx

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for your well wishes and prayers for my aunt. She is doing better and might come home in a few days, we are hoping.

And, thanks for the compliments on this dish, I really appreciate it

[bestofsteem]

Tacos and beautiful pictures....with a bonus recipe, this had to be resteemed on BestOfSteem!

You have a new follower, thank you!

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for the great commenting @bestofsteem

[steemitfriend]

looks so tasty! thanks for the recipe!

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for commenting on my post @steemitfriend

[steemitfriend]

no problem))

[wilku]

Wow... just marvellous... fantastic...

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for commenting with such kind words @wilku

[noboxes]

Gorgeous photos, just amazing work as always!!

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for all of your support @noboxes

[freerunner]

Crazy cool food photography. The tacos look AWEsome!!

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for your continued support @freerunner

[mamaloves]

Beautiful, amazingly high quality photography. This is real talent!!

[gringalicious]

Always so incredibly supportive, thanks so much @mamaloves

[nonameslefttouse]

I think I have it figured out. If you ever see a hand pop out of your camera and grab some food, do not be alarmed. That's just me and I'll make sure to wash my hands first.

[gringalicious]

Please do wash your hands first, I'm kind of weird about clean hands and food.

Ok, I'm giving this some more thought,... Are you really certain you have it figured out?

[nonameslefttouse]

Well, I keep breaking screens on this end. There seems to be some sort of force field. I'll get to the bottom of this. I just need more time, and a few more screens.

[gringalicious]

don't look now, but you're turning into a foodie - don't worry, I won't tell

[nonameslefttouse]

"Is that a food porn magazine?!"

No.. yes, wait... No! ...I was reading the articles! I promise!

[gringalicious]

Yeah, the articles, got it

[charles1]

Wow My Yummy in Da House Lady doing what she knows best...I like the tacos a lot and will go with a red dry wine for me...hope you will join!!! Upped.
I mentioned you on my latest post about branding...feel free to see it. I wish you more success

[gringalicious]

ah, a nice dry red wine, that would be great. thanks so much for the great idea and for the great commenting @charles1

[charles1]

welcome my dearest one-always... and dont forget to join me!!! maybe half dry red wine for you...

[showtime24]

Oh my thank you for this. I can tell it's packed with flavor mmm

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for commenting @showtime24

[stockhausen]

that looks way too good! thanks for sharing :D

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for commenting @stockhausen

[alexmove]

Good Job.

[gringalicious]

thanks

[phamished]

Oh no I'm sorry to hear about your aunt, I completely agree with you that watching or experiencing another family member go through pain seems much worse than if it was you, I think it's probably the feeling of being helpless (for me anyway).

Tacos, we love tacos in our household and I've always wanted to make an alternative to our chilli con carne one so this one looks like a real winner !! I also agree with you that it is so hard to make hard-shell tacos look good...evident in my recent taco post but you're so good at making food look good!! Love the idea of stacking the tacos, gives it great height which made a real difference I think.

Great recipe, amazing photos as always, thank you for sharing!

[gringalicious]

Amazing commenting @phamished, thanks so much. thank you for the kind words regarding my aunt, she went home from the hospital yesterday, it was beautiful. She still has a long road in front of her, but the future is bright.

So glad you like the tacos, I hope you give them a try.

[creativewoman]

Hi my darling! These tacos 🌮 looks so amazing, just i get the recipe from my friend but not yet try it, but when i check out yours, I can give it try, I can put the chicken in the place the shrimp 🍤?
Thank you very much for your nice recipe!

[gringalicious]

absolutely, chicken instead of shrimp, no problem. I hope you make your own post about it. Thanks so much for great commenting as always @creativewoman

[cooknbake]

Im so sorry to hear about the past weeks u all have been through... I hope your aunts gets well soon🤞
Its good that you have a comforting zone with your food. A good way to cope with things sometime.
I havent had experiences with taking teenagers out to buy things but.... wait till u have to do it with toddlers!!! Sometimes you just have to suck it in and bare it! 😆
Hope u have a lovely healthy week dear @gringalicious💪☺

[gringalicious]

Well, I hope it will be some time before I find out what you mean about my own toddlers - LOL. thanks so much for the fantastic commenting and for your continued support @cooknbake

[bearone]

Lawdy!!! Yes please 🙌🙌🙌

I'm team flour tortilla myself, but there's nothing quite like the crunch factor of tacos.

Have you tried turning that glorious mix into nachos? ;) You know get the crunch and additional fun factor.

I'm one of those people who can't eat tacos without losing everything inside it.

[joeyarnoldvn]

me too, love the food

[th1nkfast]

It looks delicious, we eat a lot of bean here in Brazil, but I never thought of eating them with shrimps. I will have to try it!

[manuelmindma]

excelente

[akkha]

This looks Superb and Yummylicious !

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for the continued support @akkha

[akkha]

You are welcome my friend ! Hope support and feedback from you too ! You are great
n yummylicious !!

[pau]

Looks so appetizing! :) upvoted and following! :)

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for the upvote and follow @pau

[ronnie1]

Ahh , Looking yummy

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for commenting @ronnie1

[cryptomatic1]

Delicious looking! Great photography!

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for the kind words @cryptomatic1

[universalpro]

Wow it looks amazing yummy crunchy and delicious.... amazing photography thanks for sharing the recipe......by the way shrimp is my favourite....

[gringalicious]

I am thrilled you liked it @universalpro, thanks so much for commenting

[nickall]

[gringalicious]

I don't get it

[baghbaan]

GOOD JOB

[gringalicious]

thanks for the comment and welcome to steem

Here is a helpful link - https://steemit.com/steemit/@kus-knee/the-old-dog-makes-a-personal-welcome-to-bit-sp-and-to-all-newcomers-a-comprehensive-guide

[lovetouch]

Beneficial food for health ... for everyone

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for taking the time to comment @lovetouch

[njoromuts]

Amazing photos as per usual, would love to see you at work

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for the kind words @njoromuts

[muhammadzeeshan]

nice test looking

[gringalicious]

great to hear, thanks

[muhammadzeeshan]

welcome

[lasseredn]

oh my god i will eat your photos now can you tell me what is you camera and you obyektiv

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for commenting on my post and welcome to steem

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[latindance]

That looks delicious. I should go on a diet ...

[rajuahamed]

amazing post my steemit friend wish you good luk thank you

[turksays]

[gringalicious]

sorry, I don't get it

[rienairyani]

wow this is a good post. i will try to make it at home

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for commenting on my post and welcome to steem

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[annaxoxo]

i love tacos ^^

[gringalicious]

thanks and welcome to steem

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[ovyhossain]

Some very beautiful photos Your photography looking pretty good. really i'm glad your awesome photo shot. great upvote @ovyhossain and nice eating

[gringalicious]

Thanks @ovyhossain

[ovyhossain]

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[cupido24]

I love how you get those photos ... the lens is one of my favorite 50 mm fixed ... excellent

[gringalicious]

It's the best, I love it. Thanks @cupido24!

[donnadavisart]

Oh heavens, the guac, the prawns the beans...so good. I'm eating tons of delicious virtual calories right now. Amazing.

[gringalicious]

Haha, well I'm so happy you like @donnadavisart

[annenolte]

Yummy!!! Can I have some please?

[gringalicious]

Haha, thanks @annenolte!

[suchi]

outstanding recipe @gringalicious. very delicious

[gringalicious]

Oh, that's very sweet @suchi!

[suchi]

Many many Thanks @gringalicious.

[gwenbyyy]

WOWWW as usual. Yummmmyyyyyy

[gringalicious]

That's super sweet of you @gwenbyyy!

[zamzamiali]

This food looks very delicious. But, is the fat content high? Keep working @gringalicious. Have a nice day :)

[gringalicious]

Not too high, it's shrimp after all. Thanks for commenting

[zamzamiali]

Ur welcome @gringalicious. I always comment and try to greet the friends that I follow in Steemit including you. Although sometimes I experience obstacles from languages that many do not understand.

[gringalicious]

Not very high at all, in fact this is a low fat recipe. Thanks @zamzamiali!

[thriftymum]

I'm sorry to hear about your Aunt. It is nice your fanily can come stay though, I bet it takes a weight off their mind. Your tacos look AMAZING 💓

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for reading my post and for the well wishes @thriftymum

[mendiyusuf]

a little heavy for morning breakfast ☺ @gringalicious

[gringalicious]

Yes, I would suppose so, but perfect for dinner. Thanks @mendiyusuf!

[mendiyusuf]

I love it because you like it☺

[gringalicious]

and welcome to steem
Here is a helpful link - https://steemit.com/steemit/@kus-knee/the-old-dog-makes-a-personal-welcome-to-bit-sp-and-to-all-newcomers-a-comprehensive-guide

[mendiyusuf]

Thank you very much @gringalicious You've been very helpful 🙏🙏
I've been good friends with you☺☺🙏

[mendiyusuf]

Do you want to read my first posting
I wonder about your comment ☺ @gringalicious

[mikesthoughts]

Ugh, I always find your posts when I'm super hungry. Tasty looking as always. Another recipe to add to the list, hehe.

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for taking the time to comment @mikesthoughts

[jackilzar]

this is the food that makes me have to swallow repeatedly, 🤤🤤

Regards @jackilazar

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for taking the time to comment on my post @jakilzar

[monwara]

wow my favorite yammi food

[gringalicious]

how do you get a 20, really?

[pariza]

It's very delicious food. Nice recipe. I like this very much. Attractive photo shoot. Excellent photography

[gringalicious]

thanks so much for the continued support @pariza