Chipotle Glazed Shrimp Recipes

CHIPOTLE-GLAZED SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy medium skillet over medium heat. Add onion; sauté until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add garlic, cumin and oregano; stir 1 minute. Transfer mixture to blender. Add 1 cup water, vinegar and chipotles to blender; purée until smooth. Transfer half of puree to medium bowl; cool. Add shrimp to bowl; toss to coat. Cover; chill 2 hours.
• Pour remaining purée into heavy medium saucepan. Add orange juice and brown sugar. Bring to boil. Reduce heat; simmer until glaze is slightly thickened and reduced to 1/2 cup, about 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool.
• Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Remove shrimp from marinade; pat dry with paper towels. Brush shrimp with some orange juice glaze. Grill shrimp until opaque in center, brushing occasionally with more glaze, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to platter.

CHIPOTLE GLAZED SHRIMP

Steps:

• In saucepan large enough to hold shrimp, heat olive oil over medium heat, and saute onion until softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add garlic, cumin, oregano and saute for 1 minute.
• Stir in water, vinegar, chiles, ketchup, orange juice and brown sugar.
• Bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer for about 5 to 10 minutes, until slightly reduced and thickened.
• Cover sauce over very low simmer.
• Heat oil in large skillet.
• Lay shrimp in skillet, sprinkle with Old Bay if using, and saute shrimp until just done, only about 3 or 4 minutes.
• Add shrimp to sauce, and raise heat to high, cooking for about 1 minute, stirring gently until shrimp is coated with glaze.
• Serve over hot cooked rice.

CHIPOTLE GLAZE

Steps:

• Place chipotles in a blender or food processor.
• Add 3 tablespoons of the adobo sauce from the can, brown sugar, ketchup, salt and lime juice.
• Puree until smooth.

CHIPOTLE-GLAZED SHRIMP KEBABS

Steps:

• For marinade, heat oil in medium skillet over medium heat; add onions, cook until light golden, about 7 minutes; add garlic and cumin; cook 1 minute.
• Remove from heat; stir in water, vinegar, chilies and oregano; pour into a blender or food processor and puree.
• Return mixture to skillet; heat over low heat; stir in zest, orange juice and brown sugar; cook until thickened, about 10 minutes and then refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• Place shrimp in a large plastic food storage bag; add marinade; seal; turn to coat shrimp.
• Refrigerate at least 2 hours.
• Soak 10 skewers in water for 30 minutes, if using wooden skewers.
• Heat a grill or grill pan over medium-high heat; place shrimp on each skewer (if using pineapple, place cubes on skewer in-between each shrimp); discard marinade.
• Grill 2-3 minutes per side; garnish with cilantro and serve.

PAN-SEARED SHRIMP WITH CHIPOTLE-LIME GLAZE

Steps:

• Whisk the lime juice, cilantro, chipotle chile, adobo sauce, and brown sugar together in a small bowl; set aside.
• Pat shrimp dry with paper towels; season with ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon pepper, and sugar.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a 12-inch nonstick skillet over high heat until smoking.
• Add half the shrimp to pan in a single layer; cook until spotty brown and just pink around the edges, about 1 minute.
• Off heat, use tongs to quickly flip over each shrimp and let stand until all but very center is opaque, about 30 seconds.
• Transfer shrimp to plate and cover with foil.
• Add remaining tablespoon oil to skillet and return to high heat until just smoking; sear remaining shrimp.
• After second batch has stood off heat, return first batch to skillet and toss to combine.
• Add glaze, cover, and let stand to warm through glaze, about 1 minute.
• Toss shrimp again to coat and serve.