Chipotle & Tamarind Glazed Shrimp

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 4 ounces superfine sugar
• 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chipotle paste
• 2 tablespoons dark rum
• 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 30 jumbo shrimp, raw, peeled
• 1 lime, cut into wedges
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 put the sugar in a saucepan over a medium heat.
• 2 add the garlic, chipotle paste, dark rum, tamarind paste and 2 tablespoons water.
• 3 stir; simmer for 5 minutes until you have a thick dark sauce.
• 4 season with salt and pepper.
• 5 heat a large wok or frying pan. when it is smoking hot, add the oil.
• 6 add the shrimp; fry for 1 minute; add the sauce.
• 7 cook for 2 or 3 minutes until the shrimp are pink all over and the sauce has turned to a sticky glaze.
• 8 serve with wedges of lime and rice.