Camarones Con Crema Chipotle (Creamy Chipotle Shrimp)

• portionen: 4 servings
• aktive zeit: 10 minutes
• gesamtzeit: 17 minutes

Zutaten

1 ½ lb frozen shrimp (thawed)

3 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (about ⅓ cup)

8 oz cream cheese

½ cup Mexican crema (or regular whole cream)

½ cup tomato sauce

1 tsp garlic powder

3 Tbsp olive oil

salt & pepper (to taste)

Anweisungen

Place cream cheese, cream, tomato sauce, chipotle in adobo peppers, and 1 cup water in a blender.

Blend until you will have a smooth sauce. Set aside.

Heat the olive oil in a pan over medium heat.

Add shrimp and season with garlic, pepper, and salt.

Cook stirring constantly for 2 minutes or until shrimp are pink on all sides and no longer translucent.

Turn heat to high, pour in the creamy chipotle sauce and give everything a good mix.

Return heat to medium and allow to simmer everything for 4 to 5 minutes or until shrimp are cooked through and the sauce has thickened enough to coat the back of a spoon.

Taste and adjust seasonings, turn off the heat and serve.

Notizen

Make sure you don’t over cook the shrimp or they will become rubbery.

This recipe is slightly spicy, but you can adjust spiciness by adding less chipotle peppers than the recipe calls.

You can store leftovers in an airtight container up to 3 days in the fridge.