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Beer Battered Buffalo Shrimp Tacos

Course Dinner, Lunch
Keyword Seafood, Tacos
Cook Time 25 minutes
Servings 4
Author Mark & Fey

Ingredients

For the blue cheese sauce

  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup mayo
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • Kosher salt for seasoning
  • 8 ounces blue cheese crumbles
  • Black pepper for seasoning

For the tacos

  • 1 12 ounce cold Pabst Blue Ribbon
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 3 tablespoons rice flour
  • 1 tablespoon Salt Pepper + Three Chiles spice blend
  • 24 ounces large shrimp
  • Kosher salt for seasoning
  • 1 cup buffalo sauce such as Franks Red Hots
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 3 tablespoons salted butter
  • 1 quart oil for frying
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 2 cups finely shredded iceberg lettuce

Instructions

  • Make the blue cheese sauce by combining all the ingredients into the blender and blending to combine. Chill while you prepare the shrimp.
  • First make the dry mixture by combining the all purpose flour, rice flour, and cornstarch in a bowl. Portion off one cup of this to use as dredge for the shrimp. To the remaining dry mixture add the Salt Pepper + Three Chiles seasoning and the beer. Whisk to combine.
  • Heat 1 quart of oil over medium high heat in a large high sided skillet. When the oil is ready, coat the shrimp and fry them a few at a time.  Coat the shrimp by first tossing in the dry dredge and then dipping into the beer batter. Carefully lower into the hot oil and cook for just 2 minutes or until the beer batter is golden brown.
  • In a small saucepan or skillet, heat the buffalo sauce, honey, and butter. Toss the fried shrimp in the buffalo sauce then build you tacos.
  • Add the shrimp to the tortillas and drizzle on the blue cheese sauce and top with lettuce and tomatoes.