Shrimp in Spicy Red Sauce

This is a Mexican recipe I found on one of my many travels around the country. I love the smokey taste of chipotles and try to use them in many dishes, or alone. Have fun with this one and make it your own.

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 2  heads garlic, mashed into a paste.
• 1⁄3 cup butter, melted.
•  salt
• 8  ounces fresh tomatoes (or canned for convience.)
• 1 (3 ounce) can chipotle chiles, drained if desired.
• 4  lbs shrimp (shell, heads on or off.)

Directions

1. Mix the mashed garlic with the melted butter and saute the shrimp until pink.
2. Puree peeled tomatoes and chipotles in a food processor or blender etc.
3. Pour over the shrimp and simmer until it is thickened.
4. Serve hot.
5. White rice goes well with this dish and a nice Mexican beer, or if you are lucky enough to find it try pulque, an alcaholic beverage made from the maguey cactus.