Chipotle Dry-Rub Shrimp With Cilantro Dipping Sauce

loof's Note:

My mom clipped this recipe from a June 2000 edition of the Houston Chronicle. It's originally from a cookbook called "Off the Eaten Path: Inspired Recipes for Adventurous Cooks". This is a great, zesty grilled shrimp dish!

• Total Time: 20 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 2

Shrimp

• ¾ lb jumbo shrimp (uncooked)
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• ½ tablespoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon lemon-pepper seasoning
• ½ teaspoon ground chipotle chile pepper
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Sauce

• 1 cup cilantro leaf (stemmed)
• 3 tablespoons lime juice (fresh is best)
• ½ cup sour cream

Directions:

1. Shell and devein the shrimp. Pat dry.
2. In a medium bowl, mix the oregano, thyme, lemon-pepper, ground chipotle, salt and pepper. Add shrimp and toss thoroughly.
3. Put the cilantro and lime juice in a blender and blend until cilantro is liquified. Pour into a small bowl and stir in sour cream. Refrigerate until the shrimp is cooked.
4. Skewer the shrimp or place in a grill basket. Cook on a hot grill about 2 minutes per side, until shrimp are no longer translucent. Brush both sides lightly with oil while cooking.
5. Serve hot or at room temperature with the dipping sauce.

Reviews

[TeresaS]

These are very spicy and packed full of yummy flavors...I agree with jswinks...next time I will crush the herbs...they were just a bit dominate in the dish...but gave great flavor...I just loved the sauce even through I couldn't get it to liquify...maybe because I cut the recipe in half...so I just chopped it up finely and added a tad more lime juice...also to keep the fat down I omitted the oil and just squeezed more lime juice on the shrimp...thanks for posting...:)

[Meucci]

I made this sauce to serve with some shrimp that I grilled (without all the herbs, just salt, pepper, olive oil). The sauce is really good, very different, cool and sweet. Great in the summer time.

[jswinks]

These were packed with flavor and spice! I didn't have chipotle powder, so I sub'd 1/2 cayenne powder and 1/2 chili powder. I used 1 lb. shrimp and felt like there was still lots of seasoning on each shrimp. The seasoning is very strong and gritty, and almost overpowers the shrimp, but it is a good flavor so we didn't mind (and maybe next time we'll crush the herbs first). The sauce is a great tangy contrast to the spice. I cooked them on my indoor grill as we ran out of propane halfway through grilling (oops!), they turned out great. Thanks for a yummy dinner! Made for Photo Tag.