Honey Chipotle Lime Shrimp
Today’s recipe of the day is brought to you by the letter S.
Sweet Sticky Spicy Shrimp
A kiss of sweet sticky goodness from honey with a hint of spice from chipotles ladled over plump shrimp.
A splash of lime juice and a handful of cilantro and dinner is ready. Sweet.
Honey Chipotle Lime Shrimp
Ingredients
- 2 chipotle chiles en adobo from can
- 4 Tbsp. of adobo sauce
- 3 Tbsp honey
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 1/3 cup chopped cilantro
- 2 lbs. shrimp peeled and deveined
- Salt
- Pepper
- 4 Tbsp. olive oil
Instructions
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To a blender add chipotles, adobo sauce, honey, garlic and lime juice.
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Blend until smooth.
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Add oil to a large skillet over medium high heat. Add shrimp in batches; cook 3-4 minutes until pink and cook through.
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Remove shrimp to a bowl and repeat until all shrimp is cooked.
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After all shrimp is cooked and in bowl, crank up the heat add sauce and bring to a boil.
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Boil for 2 minutes or until sauce has thickened a bit reduce heat, add shrimp, toss to combine.
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Serve warm over rice with cilantro.
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Oooooo I want to make this, it sounds so good! I love your recipes, seriously always making me drool at my computer screen!
simply delicious and perfect for tacos, fajitas or just by themselves
Kitchen Belleicious recently posted..Roasted Corn, Edamame and Black Bean Burger
I love that sweet/spicy combination. I just did a honey/sriacha sauce stir fly this weekend. What a great combo. Must try this.
I say the letter “B” for balanced. Sounds perfect for dinner.
LL
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Mmmmmmm…I like the letter S and all that goes with it here. This is delish!
Heather @girlichef recently posted..Queso Flameado w/ Shrimp & Salsa Ranchera {she made, ella hace}
Sounds delicious!
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Yum! I’m liking the letter “S” today. 😉
Congratulations on your special mention. It’s well-deserved!
Paz recently posted..Beets, Orange and Almond-Crusted Goat Cheese Salad
Omg your shrimp look puuuurrrrfect (that’s my drooling “perfect”, lol!).
That’s a whole lot of sticky goodness!
Marvelous flavors!
Cheers,
Rosa
Delicious eating 🙂 Congratulations for being listed among the Top 100 Mom Food Blogs of 2013 in Babble.
Un abrazo
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Thank you Mari~ Sending you BIG HUGS!