I love blood oranges. Not just for the name but also for its unique taste. The only problem with these fuckers is that they will stain the shit out of just about anything to you have to be careful when handling them. I wanted to use them as a base flavor and figured shrimp tacos would be just the thing. Let's begin:
In case you have not been exposed to blood oranges, and you have not, this is what they look like. They stock them on a regular basis at my local hippie store so if they are easy to find in Portland you should be able to find them just about anywhere. I was looking around to see what other people have done with blood oranges for marinades and there really is not much out there. Everything I came across, however, says use 1 1/2c of blood orange juice. What the fuck is up with that? Oh yeah, let me break out my jug of blood orange juice or juice the shit out of like 10 blood oranges. Total bullshit. Just include the pulp in your marinade and you will only need to use two of them.
In a large ziploc bag throw in two properly smashed blood oranges (with all the pulp but no rind), the juice from one lime, a large hand full of lightly diced cilantro, a few splashes of regular olive oil, and a sprinkle of sea salt. Let that shit sit in the fridge for no more than one hour or else the shrimp will start to cook.
Cook your shrimp over medium heat for about 45 sec per side.
Fry some corn tortillas in vegetable oil, thrown on your shrimp, and top with sour cream, cilantro, and cabbage. Looking back on this I would have done things differently. I would have just coated the shrimp with new mexico chili powder and cumin and fried them up. Then I would have made a salsa with the blood orange. This would bring the blood orange to the forefront rather than being an after thought. This marinade, however, would be the fucking bomb with some chicken. If you use it for chicken be sure to let it marinate overnight.
Time for my tacos. I did the same thing but sliced up a nice
steak to make them all surf and turf style. Doesn't that look better? Eat it.
In case you have not been exposed to blood oranges, and you have not, this is what they look like. They stock them on a regular basis at my local hippie store so if they are easy to find in Portland you should be able to find them just about anywhere. I was looking around to see what other people have done with blood oranges for marinades and there really is not much out there. Everything I came across, however, says use 1 1/2c of blood orange juice. What the fuck is up with that? Oh yeah, let me break out my jug of blood orange juice or juice the shit out of like 10 blood oranges. Total bullshit. Just include the pulp in your marinade and you will only need to use two of them.
In a large ziploc bag throw in two properly smashed blood oranges (with all the pulp but no rind), the juice from one lime, a large hand full of lightly diced cilantro, a few splashes of regular olive oil, and a sprinkle of sea salt. Let that shit sit in the fridge for no more than one hour or else the shrimp will start to cook. 
Cook your shrimp over medium heat for about 45 sec per side. Fry some corn tortillas in vegetable oil, thrown on your shrimp, and top with sour cream, cilantro, and cabbage. Looking back on this I would have done things differently. I would have just coated the shrimp with new mexico chili powder and cumin and fried them up. Then I would have made a salsa with the blood orange. This would bring the blood orange to the forefront rather than being an after thought. This marinade, however, would be the fucking bomb with some chicken. If you use it for chicken be sure to let it marinate overnight. 
Time for my tacos. I did the same thing but sliced up a nice steak to make them all surf and turf style. Doesn't that look better? Eat it.
3 comments:
Is there a store in Portland that ain't a hippie store?
Nope
Ohhhhh these look awesome. Real nice there C.A. Love, Keri (a.k.a. Sam)
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