flailing in my kitchen v3

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Shrimp fajitas

August 11, 2022 8:51 PM

I made shrimp fajitas today! I made this recipe close to two years ago, and it was awesome. And I made it again today, and it was...not so awesome. And here I am, writing this entry, right after I cleaned up because I need to make sure that if I make this a third time, I don't screw this up.

Shrimp fajitas, right out of the oven
I mean, it looks okay

Just yesterday I was talking about how much I love shrimp and how I cooked my shrimp perfectly, but you know what I did today? I overcooked it. 😭 And overcooked shrimp is really bad. The recipe said to cook it for 6-8 minutes. 6 minutes is way too long. I can't imagine I liked overcooked shrimp in the past. Somehow past me must have known that and present me forgot. So, here are some things for future me to remember:

  • Cook the shrimp for only 5 minutes
  • Only use two limes total. Just put half a lime in the lime crema, and a lime and a half in the marinade.
  • Use sour cream instead of yogurt
  • Maybe use one green and one red bell pepper for color
Shrimp fajitas on a plate with cheese, cilantro, and homemade lime crema on the side
Yes, I put mozzarella cheese on this

Okay, honestly, not the worst shrimp tacos/fajitas I've made in the past few months. But I know I can do better!

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