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Tequila Shrimp (Flame Cooking)

Here's how you make Tequila Shrimp (Flame Cooking)
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  • Servings: 3
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 6m
    • The following recipe serves 3 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 pound large fresh shrimp
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt, or to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely minced
  • 1/4 cup Mexican Tequila
  • 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, or to taste
  • 1 chipotle chile in adobo sauce, seeded and minced (optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Peel and devein the shrimp. Place in a bowl and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

  • Step 2: In a large and heavy sauté pan set over medium-high heat melt butter melt until it starts sizzles, add the garlic; cook 30 seconds.

  • Step 3: Add the shrimp, making sure that the pan is not overcrowded, and let them brown on one side and then the other, for about 1 to 2 minutes per side. Don’t let them overcook; they should be browned on the outside but barely cooked through.

  • Step 4: Add the tequila, and slightly tilt the pan over the flame to ignite it. Let it cook until the flames disappear. Stir in the cream and the chipotle sauce (and the seeded minced chile if using). Serve immediately.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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