Tacos Gobernador con Camarón Jumbo

Tacos Gobernador con Camarón Jumbo

Updated February 12, 2026

Jumbo shrimp tacos with melted cheese, chipotle cream, and mango salsa.

Cook time
1 hr 5 min
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Ingredients

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  • 16 whole jumbo shrimp, butterflied
  • 8 whole flour tortillas
  • 2 cup Oaxaca cheese
  • 1 whole poblano, roasted and sliced
  • ½ cup Mexican crema
  • 1 pepper chipotle in adobo, minced
  • 1 whole mango, diced
  • ¼ cup red onion, diced fine
  • ½ cup cilantro
  • 3 tbsp lime juice
  • 2 cloves garlic cloves
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • ½ tsp salt

Instructions

Make the chipotle cream
Blend crema with chipotle until smooth.
Ingredients
  • crema (½ cup)
  • chipotle (1 pepper)
Make the mango salsa
Combine diced mango, red onion, half the cilantro, 2 tbsp lime juice, pinch of salt.
Ingredients
  • mango (1 whole)
  • onion (¼ cup)
  • cilantro (¼ cup)
  • lime (2 tbsp)
  • salt (½ tsp)
Cook the shrimp
Sauté garlic in butter. Add butterflied shrimp, season. Cook 2 minutes per side until just done. Set aside.
Ingredients
  • shrimp (16 whole)
  • garlic (2 cloves)
  • butter (2 tbsp)
Make the tacos
Butter griddle. Place tortilla, add cheese on one half with poblano strips. When melting, add 2 shrimp per taco. Fold over, crisp both sides.
Equipment
  • griddle
Ingredients
  • tortillas (8 whole)
  • cheese (2 cup)
  • poblano (1 whole)
Add the final drizzle
Drizzle with chipotle cream. Top with mango salsa and remaining cilantro.

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