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- Hey everyone, it's Natasha of natashaskitchen.com,
and today we are making the best shrimp fajitas.
Seriously, these are incredible
and watch how I make these.
They literally come together in one pan,
30-minute dinner, and you're gonna love the marinade.
Let's get started.
We're making one simple marinade for both
the veggies and the shrimp.
Combine one fourth cup of olive oil
with a tablespoon of freshly-squeezed lime juice
from half of a lime.
Add four minced garlic cloves,
then a tablespoon of Cajun spice
and half a teaspoon of salt.
Stir that fabulous marinade together and set it aside.
Next, you'll need two sweet bell peppers,
and give me a thumbs up,
if have better juggling skills than I do.
Cut those in half to remove the stems and the seeds
then thinly slice into about one fourth,
to one third inch thick slices.
Slice half of a medium onion
into the same thickness as the peppers
and transfer all of your vegetables to a medium-sized bowl.
Give that marinade a quick stir
since it probably has settled by now
and add half of it over your vegetables.
Give those a quick toss,
until they're evenly covered in the marinade.
In a separate bowl, I have one pound of large raw shrimp
that have been peeled and de-veined.
Pat those dry with a paper towel
and pour the remaining marinade over the shrimp.
Stir that together just until it's combined,
and now you're ready to fire up the stove.
Place a large heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat.
Add half a tablespoon of oil,
then add the shrimp in a single layer
and saute for about one to two minutes per side,
or just until the shrimp are cooked through.
The shrimp are done when they're slightly opaque
and a little white in color.
Make sure you don't overcook those,
so as soon as they're done, transfer them to a plate.
Now, in the very same pan over medium heat,
no need to clean the pan,
add all of your vegetables
and saute for about eight to ten minutes,
stirring occasionally.
Once the vegetables are soft
and lightly charred at the edges,
take the pan off the heat.
Okay, watch how everything comes together so fast.
So we just add the shrimp
along with any accumulated juices in the bowl
and then about a quarter cup of freshly chopped cilantro
and just toss that together.
And I also love, love a fresh squeeze of lime juice.
And, you can't have fajitas
without freshly toasted tortillas,
so that's what we're gonna do.
Follow me.
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All right, easy, peasy
that literally took two minutes on the stove.
Okay, so we are gonna assemble some shrimp fajitas
because I'm craving these so bad right now
and it smells so good in my kitchen.
All right, here we go.
So we start out with a whole lot of vegetables,
'cause I love these seared veggies.
Oh, and they have so much flavor from the marinade,
and then you can add two to three shrimps per fajita,
depending on how big your shrimp were.
Okay, and then last but not least,
this is my sister's recipe for jalapeno ranch.
It is so delicious and it takes these fajitas
to the next level.
So that's what we're gonna use.
Super saucy.
(laughing)
That didn't work out for me, I tried.
Okay, clean up, clean up on aisle two.
All right, okay, we're gonna get serious
because I'm done messing around.
Here we go, fajita time.
Mm
(chuckling)
You guys, I'm not sure that I got a good taste of these.
It is difficult to put into words just how good this is.
Seriously, 30-minute meal.
So, so easy, and I could have this for dinner every night
because wow, and even my kids ate this.
I was like who are you,
and what did you do with my children?
Okay, I'm excited because I get to eat some fajitas today.
Yum.
Oh my goodness, and that sauce.
I will leave a link to this sauce below,
so make sure you try it.
You'll love it because it's thick enough as a dip
and so good as a dressing for salad or fajitas.
This tiny little kick of spice from jalapenos.
Excellent.
So, as a special treat for you all,
I'm gonna do a fun taste test for the camera man
whose most of the time just super jealous
that I get to taste test, so come on over here.
All right, and we are gonna make an extra special,
fully-loaded fajita and watch you do the taste test,
and because he doesn't have a mic like I do,
I'm gonna do the sound portion.
I'm gonna do interpretive taste testing.
All right, tell me when to stop.
Oh you can't tell me.
Okay, here you go, that's a lot of sauce.
I think you can handle that though.
Yes, where's my napkin?
Oh, my wife is so pretty she is so pretty.
I am a lucky man, married to the best cook in the world.
Oh, and these fajitas, they are so good.
Are they good?
Do you love them?
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