Chipotle Shrimp

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled
• 1 small onion, sliced 1/4 inch thick
• 6 ounces ripe tomatoes (1 medium-small or 2 to 3 plum)
• 3/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 1/8 teaspoon clove, freshly ground
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 -4 tablespoons very finely chopped canned chipotle chiles, drained before chopping
• salt, about 1/2 teaspoon
• 2 lbs medium-large shrimp (about 50)
• 3 cups cooked long-grain rice, warm
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves

Recipe

• 1 on an ungreased griddle or heavy skillet set over medium heat, roast the garlic cloves, turning occasionally, until soft (they will blacken in spots), about 15 minutes.
• 2 cool and peel.
• 3 while the garlic is roasting, lay the onion out on a small square of foil, set on the griddle and let sear, brown and soften, about 5 minutes on each side.
• 4 roast the tomatoes on a baking sheet set 4 inches below a very hot broiler until blackened in spots and soft, about 6 minutes; flip and roast the other side.
• 5 cool and peel, collecting all the juices with the tomatoes.
• 6 combine all the roasted ingredients in a food processor or blender, along with the pepper, cloves and 1/4 cup water.
• 7 process to a medium-smooth puree.
• 8 in a very large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat.
• 9 when hot enough to make a drip of the puree sizzle noisily, add it all at once.
• 10 stir for several minutes as the mixture sears and darkens then reduce the heat to medium-low and continue to cook, stirring regularly, until very thick, about 5 minutes.
• 11 a tablespoon at a time, stir in the chopped chipotle, tasting until the thick salsa suits your own liking.
• 12 taste, season with salt and remove from the heat.
• 13 peel and devein the shrimp, leaving the final joint and the tail intact.
• 14 return the skillet with the sauce to medium-high heat.
• 15 add the shrimp, then slowly stir and turn for about 3 to 4 minutes, until the shrimp are just cooked through.
• 16 season with salt if needed.
• 17 serve the shrimp with the rice.
• 18 garnish with cilantro.