Tacos Gobernador with Prawns and Oaxaca Cheese
Prawns cooked down with poblano and tomato, folded into corn tortillas over Oaxaca cheese and crisped.
Ingredients
- 2 Corn tortillas
- 150 g Shrimp
- 60 g Oaxaca cheese
- 60 g Poblano peppers
- 1 tsp Olive oil
- 80 g Tomato (optional)
- ½ Lime (optional)
- 8 g Cilantro (optional)
Method
- Shell the prawns, take the vein out of each back and cut every one into three, so the pieces will lie flat inside a folded tortilla.
- Take the seeds out of the poblano and slice it into short ribbons, dice the tomato small, tear the Oaxaca into rough shreds and chop the coriander.
- Warm the olive oil in a wide pan and cook the poblano and tomato for 6 minutes, pressing them flat between turns, until the base of the pan stays dry behind the spoon.
- Add the prawns and fold them through the peppers for 4 minutes, until the thickest piece has lost its grey translucence.
- While the prawns cook through, warm both corn tortillas on a second dry pan, 3 minutes for the pair, until each one drapes over your fingers without cracking.
- Lay the Oaxaca shreds down one side of each warm tortilla, spoon the prawns and peppers on top of them, and turn the empty side over.
- Lay both folded tacos in the dry pan and weigh them down for 5 minutes, turning once, until the cheese has run and glued the filling to the shell.
- Halve each taco, scatter the coriander over the cut faces and set the half lime beside them. Eat straight away: Oaxaca stiffens as it cools and stops holding the filling in.
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About Tacos Gobernador with Prawns and Oaxaca Cheese
Tacos Gobernador with Prawns and Oaxaca Cheese is a Mexican lunch or dinner that comes together in about 25 minutes and serves 1.
Tacos Gobernador with Prawns and Oaxaca Cheese: frequently asked questions
How many calories are in Tacos Gobernador with Prawns and Oaxaca Cheese?
A serving has about 524 calories — 48.8g protein, 38.5g carbs, 20.9g fat, 5.7g fiber. Figures are estimated from the ingredient amounts and will shift with your portions and brands.
Is it high in protein?
Each serving has about 48.8g of protein, roughly 37% of its calories.
Is Tacos Gobernador with Prawns and Oaxaca Cheese gluten-free?
Based on its ingredients, Tacos Gobernador with Prawns and Oaxaca Cheese has no gluten-containing components, so it's naturally gluten-free — as always, check that any packaged ingredients you use are certified gluten-free to be safe.
Is Tacos Gobernador with Prawns and Oaxaca Cheese dairy-free?
Not as written — it uses Oaxaca cheese. Swapping it for a plant-based alternative makes it dairy-free.
Do I need every ingredient to make Tacos Gobernador with Prawns and Oaxaca Cheese?
The core ingredients are essential, but you can leave out tomato, lime, cilantro — they're optional and mainly there for extra flavor or finish.
How many servings does Tacos Gobernador with Prawns and Oaxaca Cheese make?
This recipe makes 1 serving. In the app you can scale it up or down and the ingredient amounts adjust automatically.