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I intended to make tostadas, but I misread a couple of ingredients and had to use what I had on hand. 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I made the shrimp and sauce per recipe, but topped with shredded lettuce and tomatoes. Perfect amount of spice! Next time I may marinate shredded cabbage and carrots in my candied jalapeno brine and use that as a garnish for an even bigger kick. I will definitely make this again!!!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Review","datePublished":"2020-06-21","author":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Person","name":"PurpleBike"},"reviewBody":"Delicious! It tasted so good that I made it again as soon as the first recipe was made. Thank you Cynthia!","reviewRating":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"Rating","ratingValue":5,"worstRating":1,"bestRating":5}}]},"video":{"data":{"status":204},"message":"No shortcode found in recipe"},"rms_legacy_id":"185476","romance_copy_dek":"I intended to make tostadas, but I misread a couple of ingredients and had to use what I had on hand. 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