Soft-Shell Crab Taco Recipe | Saveur

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
• Kosher salt and 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