Tequila Adobo Bbq Shrimp

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup tequila
• 1/4 cup fresh squeezed lime juice
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 1/2 lbs large shrimp (peeled and deveined)
• 1 cup adobo sauce (1/2 cup adobo + 1/2 cup bbq sauce, recipe to follow)
• 18 -20 pieces bacon (cut in half)
• seasoning salt
• 3 large dried ancho chiles (stems and seeds removed)
• 1 large chipotle chiles in adobo, clinging to it or 1 large dried pasilla pepper (stems and seeds removed)
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1/2 onion (chopped)
• 2 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup distilled vinegar
• 1/2 cup prepared barbecue sauce

Recipe

• 1 shrimp marinade and grilling: in a glass bowl, stir together tequila, lime juice, garlic and pepper.
• 2 marinate shrimp for 30 minutes, stirring once or twice.
• 3 over marinating will result in a very strong flavor!
• 4 remove shrimp from marinade, and wrap shrimp in bacon pieces.
• 5 thread shrimp on skewers and lightly sprinkle with seasoning salt.
• 6 grill shrimp over medium hot charcoal fire, basting with adobo bbq sauce.
• 7 turn shrimp every 2 minutes and continue to baste.
• 8 the shrimp should cook for about 10 minutes.
• 9 bacon will be cooked, but not crisped.
• 10 serve immediately and drizzle with additional sauce.
• 11 bbq adobo sauce: add dried chilies (except chipotle pepper) to 1 1/2 cups of boiling water.
• 12 let sit for 15 minutes.
• 13 remove chilies and reserve 1/2 cup of chile water.
• 14 add chile, reserved water, onion, garlic, oregano, cinnamon, and cumin to a blender and puree.
• 15 heat vegetable oil in a frying pan.
• 16 sautee puree in pan and add vinegar and sugar, bring to a boil.
• 17 reduce heat and simmer until thick.
• 18 this should yield 2 cups of adobo sauce.
• 19 i freeze the extra sauce.
• 20 mix 1/2 cup of adobo sauce with 1/2 cup of prepared bbq sauce.
• 21 differing the proportions of the mixture will give you varying degrees of spice.
• 22 use this mixture to baste shrimp and drizzle remaining on shrimp.