Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Oven Baked Shrimp Flautas

Ingredients
  • 1 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
  • 1/2 cup diced white onion
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 tbsp jalapeno peppers, finely diced
  • 1/2 cup orange or yellow pepper diced
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 lb fresh shrimp, peeled, de-veined, and cut into bite sized pieces
  • 1 cup diced tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup crumbled chevre, feta, or low fat cream cheese
  • 4 Tablespoons chopped fresh Cilantro
  • Sea salt and black pepper to taste
  • 10 soft tortilla shells
Ingredients
  1. Saute the onion, and peppers in the olive oil and stir over medium high heat until soft and translucent. 
  2. Add the cumin along with the minced garlic. Give it a stir, and add the fresh, shelled shrimp, 
  3. Continue to stir and then add the diced tomatoes. 
  4. Saute for about 2 minutes until the shrimp is plump and cooked through and the tomatoes have made a bubbling pan sauce and then add the black beans. 
  5. Finish with a little salt and pepper to taste and then bring the whole thing together with a quarter cup of zingy crumbled chevre cheese. 
  6. Melt the cheese into the tomato sauce and then finish with chopped fresh cilantro. 
  7. Place a quarter of a cup of the shrimp mixture onto a soft tortilla, evenly spread, and roll just like a cigar tucking in the ends and cutting them off. 
  8. Place the rolls seam sides down onto a baking tray, brush or spray with a small amount of extra virgin olive oil and hit them at the end with sea salt. Bake in a 425 degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes turning them frequently.
  9. Serve hot from the oven with salsa or guacamole.