Dive into the best shrimp tacos: Bang Bang Shrimp Tacos with a Mango Salsa and Avocado Baja Crema and let your taste buds take a trip to sunny shores! Just one bite and you'll feel like you're lounging by the beaches of Mexico, Thailand or soaking up the vibes in California!Make this delicious recipe once and I can guarantee that it will become a household favorite and you will find yourself making this over and over again. This is hands down the best shrimp taco recipe and perfect for your next taco Tuesday, dinner party or easy weeknight dinner.

Make this delicious recipe once and I can guarantee that it will become a household favorite and you will find yourself making this over and over again. This is hands down the best shrimp taco recipe and perfect for your next taco Tuesday, dinner party or easy weeknight dinner.

These tacos are such a great recipe, breeze to make, healthy, bursting with flavors, and a feast for the eyes with their vibrant colors! Crispy shrimp are coated in a mix of flour and cornstarch for that perfect crisp, then drenched in a savory bang bang sauce. Paired with a fresh mango salsa, creamy avocado baja crema, and crunchy brussels sprout and green cabbage mix, all nestled in a warm cassava flour tortilla - it's a mouthwatering balance in every bite!

What are the Simple Ingredients I will Need:

• Shrimp: I love purchasing a bag of wild caught frozen shrimp from Whole foods, so I can have them on hand whenever that craving kicks in! This type of shrimp does require peeling and deveining, but the work is worth it, plus once they are cleaned out and prepped, the total cook time for these shrimp is 4 minutes, so once they are prepped they come together extremely quickly. When they are done cooking, I place them on a paper towel-lined plate to cool before tossing them in the sauce.
• Bang Bang Sauce: My homemade bang bang sauce is so scrumptious and savory. It is a spicy sauce that is also sweet. I highly recommend making it from scratch as it only requires 5 main ingredients, but feel free to purchase a store bought sauce of choice if desired. It contains kewpie mayonnaise, a sweet thai chili sauce, garlic powder, hot sauce and more!
• Graza Olive Oil: A great, flavorful, healthier oil used for cooking the shrimp in and giving them that golden brown, I could recommend avocado oil or peanut oil for healthier alternatives or canola oil as well if you do not have the healthier oils on hand.
• Corn Starch and Flour: Used to coat the shrimp. It is an easy 2 ingredient way to coat the shrimp and get that slightly crispy coating without needing regular or panko bread crumbs. If you are gluten free or looking for other flour alternatives, I can recommend you can substitute for: almond flour, paleo flours or tapioca flour. Please make sure to research your dietary needs first.
• Yellow Mangos: I recommend using yellow mangoes and not red for the salsa for a few main reasons. Yellow is smaller and not as fat, also much sweeter and deeper in yellow color whereas red is sweet yet tart. A little lighter in color, has a greenish reddish yellow outer skin and they are plumper. When purchasing, think of the yellow as tall and skinny-ish and the red as plumper and not as long.
• Kewpie Mayonnaise: This is one of the main ingredients used in the bang bang sauce. It is a Japanese Mayo. If you do not have this on hand, you can definitely use regular mayo when making this at home. The difference is that american mayonnaise uses the whole egg to make it where the japanese mayo uses just egg yolks making it deeper in color. It also has a sweeter, tangier richer flavor profile. It’s lush.
• Cassava Tortillas: Cassava tortillas are my favorite tortillas and they so happen to pair perfectly with this recipe. It gives the dish a nice light feel. I like a good warm tortilla, so charing them over an open flame over the stove for that extra taste and texture. But, another great option would be flour tortillas or corn tortillas if you desire.

Tips to Making these:

• I like to prep the shrimp first by cleaning them out and rinsing them, then I set them aside. I prep about 25 shrimp, but feel free to prep extra shrimp as needed.
• Then I prep the bang bang sauce in a small bowl since it takes about 5 minutes.
• Next, I make the avocado baja crema and then the mango salsa in a medium bowl and place those in the fridge to cool. While that is beginning to cool, I prep the brussels sprouts and green cabbage mixture and set that aside. I opted for this instead of a crunchy slaw.
• Last, I cook the shrimp over medium high heat and toss them in the bang bang sauce and it makes such saucy shrimp that is irresistible.
• To assemble: place a desired amount of the cabbage and brussels sprouts mixture as your base on the tortilla, top with 2-3 bang bang shrimps, drizzle with your avocado baja sauce and top with your desired amount of mango salsa.
• Favorite Toppings: I like to garnish with a squeeze of fresh lime juice, fresh cilantro leaves or green onion.
  

What Should I serve the Tacos with:

• Pairs great with your choice of chips and salsa
• My mexican street corn salad
• A refreshing margarita

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