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Grilled Shrimp with Chipotle Cream Sauce

Marinated grilled shrimp served with a smoky, spicy chipotle cream sauce made with adobo, tomato juice, cream and chicken stock.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the shrimp
  • 30 shrimp shelled and deveined, tail on
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 lemon juiced
  • 8 to 10 dashes chipotle hot sauce or an authentic Mexican hot sauce
For the chipotle sauce
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large clove garlic minced
  • 3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce minced
  • 2 to 3 tbsp adobo sauce from the can of peppers
  • 1/4 cup tomato juice
  • 3/4 cup heavy cream
  • 3/4 cup chicken stock
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

Method
 

Marinate the shrimp
  1. Place the shrimp, olive oil, lemon juice and chipotle hot sauce in a large zip top bag.
  2. Marinate for about 1 hour, but not longer, since the lemon juice starts to cook the shrimp.
Make the chipotle sauce
  1. Mince the chipotle peppers using a knife and fork rather than your fingers.
  2. In a skillet, saute the garlic, chipotle peppers and adobo sauce in the olive oil for 5 minutes.
  3. Add the tomato juice and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. Slowly add the heavy cream and chicken stock and cook for about 5 more minutes. Do not let it boil.
  5. Turn off the heat and stir in the lemon juice.
Grill and serve
  1. When the sauce is almost finished, grill the shrimp for 3 to 5 minutes, using a grilling basket if you have one, until pink and opaque.
  2. Serve the sauce on the side for pouring, or add the grilled shrimp to the skillet and let them meld with the sauce.

Notes

The sauce is spicy. Use fewer chipotle peppers for a milder version.