Chipotle Shrimp Cocktail Bites

Total Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 3/4 lbs raw large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle beer
• 3 large garlic cloves, peeled and smashed with side of knife
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 chipotle chiles in adobo, seeded and minced, plus
• 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
• 1/3 cup light mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons chili sauce
• 2 tablespoons minced red onions
• 1 teaspoon grated orange zest
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 36 large restaurant style tortilla chips
• finely shredded iceberg lettuce
• diced avocado
• cilantro leaf

Recipe

• 1 place shrimp in large, deep skillet in a single layer; add beer, garlic and salt.
• 2 turn heat to medium. slowly poach shrimp 10 minute, turning shrimp after 5 minutes, until just cooked through. (beer will be just reaching a simmer at this point). remove shrimp with slotted spoon to bowl and cool. bring beer and garlic to a boil; boil 8 minutes, or until reduced to 3 tablespoons, skimming surface once or twice. strain into a bowl. add garlic and mash; cool.
• 3 add chiles, adobo sauce, mayonnaise, chili sauce, red onion, orange zest and juice, and chopped cilantro to beer mixture; whisk dressing until blended.
• 4 cut shrimp into 2 or 3 pieces each and add to dressing; toss to coat.
• 5 to serve top tortilla chips with shredded lettuce and shrimp mixture. garnish with diced avocado and a cilantro leaf.