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.