Brad's camarones a la diabla tostada

wingmaster835
wingmaster835 @wingmaster
Sequim Washington

Originally I was going to make tacos, but I soon found out that my fillings were over the capacity of the shells. So I turned them into tostadas. Most of the fillings are better if made a day in advance. Including the fermented red cabbage, the pickled red onion, the cilantro lime crema, and the pinto and cannellini bean salad. With the prep work done, it makes this go quick when it's time to cook.

Brad's camarones a la diabla tostada

Originally I was going to make tacos, but I soon found out that my fillings were over the capacity of the shells. So I turned them into tostadas. Most of the fillings are better if made a day in advance. Including the fermented red cabbage, the pickled red onion, the cilantro lime crema, and the pinto and cannellini bean salad. With the prep work done, it makes this go quick when it's time to cook.

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Ingredients

30 min+24hrs
6 to 8 tostadas
  1. For the fermented cabbage
  2. 1/4 headred cabbage, jullienne for slaw
  3. 1/4 cup+ 1 tbsp course grain kosher or sea salt
  4. 1/2 tspwhite sugar
  5. Juice of 1/2 lime
  6. For the pickled red onions
  7. 1medium red onion, julienned
  8. 4 clovesgarlic, peeled and smashed
  9. 3dried arbol peppers
  10. 1 cupwater
  11. 3/4 cupcider vinegar
  12. 1/2 tbskosher salt
  13. 1 tbsbrown sugar
  14. 1 tbspickling spice
  15. For the cilantro lime crema
  16. 8 ozMexican sour cream
  17. Juice and zest of half a lime
  18. 1/4 cupchopped cilantro, loose
  19. Pinchkosher salt
  20. For the bean salad
  21. 1 canpinto beans
  22. 1 cancannellini beans
  23. Drizzle of olive oil
  24. 1 tbswhite wine vinegar
  25. 1/4 cupchopped cilantro
  26. 2 tbsminced sweet onion
  27. 2 tbsminced jalapeño pepper
  28. Juice of half a lime
  29. Cumin, smoked paprika, salt, garlic & onion powder. to taste
  30. White pepper to taste
  31. For the camarones
  32. 2 lbs16-21 count prawns
  33. 1/2medium sweet onion, chopped
  34. 2jalapeño, seeded and minced
  35. 2 tbsminced garlic
  36. 1/4 cupwhite wine or rice wine
  37. 1small can of Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
  38. 1small can red enchilada sauce
  39. Salt and pepper to taste
  40. Other ingredients
  41. Blue corn taco or tostada shells
  42. Packagequeso fresco, crumbled
  43. Additional lime wedges
  44. Additional chopped cilantro

Cooking Instructions

30 min+24hrs
  1. 1

    The day prior to serving this prepare the pickled onions, the fermented cabbage, cilantro lime crema, and bean salad. This way they can have 24 hours to blend flavors well.

  2. 2

    For the crema, mix all ingredients together, seal in an airtight container and refrigerate overnight.

  3. 3

    For the pickled onions, thinly julienne the red onion, place in a medium mixing bowl. Place the rest of the ingredients in a medium saucepan. Rapidly bring to a boil stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes, stirring constantly. When done, pour boiling hot brine over the bowl of onions through a strainer. Discard the strained solids. Let sit at room temperature until cooled. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

  4. 4

    For the bean salad, open cans of beans into a strainer. Rinse well and let drain. add to a medium mixing bowl. Mix in rest of ingredients. Lightly season with listed seasonings to taste. Mix well again, and cover and refrigerate overnight. Before serving, check seasonings and add to taste if needed.

  5. 5

    For the fermented cabbage, slice 1/4 to 1/3 of a small head of red cabbage thinly julienned. Place in a mixing bowl. Sprinkle 1/4 cup of salt over cabbage and mix well. Cover and let sit at room temperature for 2 to 4 hours. If it's hot, closer to 2 if cooler, let 4 hrs. Remove cabbage to a strainer. Rinse cabbage very well. Get all salt off of cabbage. Let all moisture drain out of cabbage. Rinse bowl and return cabbage to it. Add additional tbs of salt, sugar, and lime juice.

  6. 6

    Cover with saran wrap and let sit at room temperature for 24 hours. Refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.

  7. 7

    Open the Chipotle pepper and enchilada sauce into a blender. Add a pinch of salt and pepper to taste, blend until liquefied into a smooth sauce. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

  8. 8

    Ok, so now that everything has been resting for 24 hours, it's time to make the dish. This part only takes about 20 minutes. Prepare and stage all ingredients. Heat a lg frying pan over medium high heat, dry. When pan is heated, add onion, jalapeño, and garlic for the camarones. Drizzle with a little olive oil. Fry for 5 minutes until onions sweat off an start to get a little brown. Add the wine and deglaze the pan. Keep stirring until moisture mostly evaporates.

  9. 9

    Add the prawns and stir often. Watch the color of the prawns, when about half cooked. Add the Chipotle mixture. Stir constantly until prawns are just cooked. The sauce should be coating the prawns well.

  10. 10

    Immediately assemble tacos or tostada. I laid the blue corn tostada, then topped with fermented cabbage. Then devil prawns, then bean salad. Then crema, crumbled queso, cilantro, and topped with pickled onions. Serve immediately. Enjoy.

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wingmaster835
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cooking is a passion of mine. I started when I was very young and I had to drag a milk crate around to see over the counter. taught by a career cook (my grandmother ). I have always tried to push the boundaries of conventional cooking. I prefer cooking wild game. when I can get my hands on it, but fish is more readily available for me. I raise and butcher most of the livestock that I use for my conventional recipes. I hope everyone can find a few recipes they like in my list.
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