Shrimp Tacos with Grilled Pineapple-Jalapeno Salsa

 
Shrimp Tacos  are such an easy meal to put together. Sometimes they are more fancy than others and other times it’s just the tortilla and shrimp. 

Shrimp tacos always taste better (to me anyways) with a sweet-heat factor. For this recipe I chose pineapple and jalapeno made into a simple salsa. It makes the taco!! I think fresh corn would have been amazing in there as well.

However, I did want a little complexity so I grilled the pineapple to give it that “burnt sugar” flavor, which is always amazing in any dish.

Fresh pineapples can be daunting to slice. I know many people shy away from giving it a try. But friends there is no reason to do that! This OXO Pineapple Slicer is an awesome tool that really works. I always place my pineapple in a bowl, like you see here, to catch all the flavorful juice. It slices beautifully! And the hard core remains in the pineapple. Get one if you can, your summer might not be the same without it. And if you are having a summer luau, don’t even think twice about not having one of these on hand.

 Someone suggested filling the empty pineapple with rum and ice for an adult beverage. Awesome idea. It’s going to happen soon.

I ended up using the juice from the pineapple to marinate my shrimp. They had this sweet flavor and the pineapple juice acts as a tenderizer.

The pineapple was grilled in butter with my grill pan. So delicious and adds a nice flavor to the salsa.

Ingredients

Grilled Pineapple-Jalapeno Salsa

• 1 whole pineapple, cored, grilled in butter and chopped into 3/4" pieces (about 2 cups)
• 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded, deveined and chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped red onion
• 2 Tablespoons chopped cilantro
• juice of one lime
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper

Tacos:

• 18 extra large shrimp (prawns), peeled and deveined
• butter
• 1 cup reserved pineapple juice from cutting the pineapple
• 2 cups shredded cabbage
• 1/3 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 6 corn tortillas, fried

Directions

• For the salsa, core pineapple, reserving juice, and slice into rings. Grill rings in butter in a grill pan until there are visible marks. Chop into small pieces. Combine pineapple, jalapeno, red onion, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper. Set aside.
• For the tacos, marinate shrimp in reserved pineapple juice for 20 minutes. While shrimp is marinating, combine cabbage, sour cream, sugar and salt in a small bowl. Set aside. Grill shrimp in grill pan or on an outdoor grill, basting with butter on the grill, or melting a couple tablespoons in the grill pan. Shrimp will be done once they are opaque in appearance.
• Construct tacos with shrimp (3 in each tortilla) on bottom, cabbage mixture and then salsa on top. Sprinkle with more lime juice if desired.

Use the best quality corn tortillas you can find, it’s worth it!