Soft-Shell Crab Taco Recipe

Soft-Shell Crab Taco Recipe

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In Todos Santos, Mexico, chef Eduardo Rios serves these soft-shell crab tacos with basil guacamole and a rich and fiery sesame salsa roja.

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Cooking tools:

  • Food processor
  • Deep-fry thermometer
  • Pot
  • Baking sheet
  • Paper towel
  • Slotted spoon
  • Spider strainer
  • Mixing bowl
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Stove
  • Refrigerator
  • Spatula
  • Plate
  • Serving platter
  • Serving bowl
  • Tongs

Ingredients

  • 2 large ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded
  • ⅓ cup distilled white vinegar
  • ½ cup white sesame seeds
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 medium avocado
  • 2 tsp. fresh lime juice
  • 1 cup packed fresh basil leaves
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 small plum tomato, cored and thinly sliced
  • 1 jalapeno, stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced
  • 1 cup thinly sliced red cabbage
  • 2 Tbsp. black sesame seeds
  • 1 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
  • 1½ tsp. piquín chile powder
  • 2 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
  • Canola oil, for frying
  • 10 soft shell crabs, cleaned
  • Ten 6-in. corn tortillas
  • Fresh cilantro sprigs
  • Lime coins

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