Chipotle & Tamarind Glazed Shrimp

Tamarind's citrus-sour flavor is wonderful with chipotles. The sauce in this is dark, smoky, sweet and firey!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Serves: 6

Ingredients

• 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

Directions

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 white rice.