Chipotle Shrimp Fajitas
- 24 medium shrimp, peeled and deveined (about 1 pound)
- 2 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce, finely chopped, plus 2 teaspoons of the sauce
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 3/8 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 1 1/4 cups thinly sliced poblano chile (about 3 chiles)
- 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced sweet onion (about 2 small onions)
- 8 6-inch corn tortillas
- beer (optional)
- Mexican hot sauce (optional)
- 16 cilantro sprigs
- 4 lime wedges
- Ready three layers of a classic stackable steamer (bamboo is easiest to use as a service vessel at the table).
- Get about a quart of water in the base of your steamer to a full rolling boil.
- Lay a small square of parchment (or a small stoneware plate) on the first bamboo steamer layer.
- Toss the shrimp, chipotles, adobo sauce, lime juice, and 1/4 teaspoon salt together in a small mixing bowl.
- Place the shrimp on the parchment (or plate) inside the steamer layer, and move on to the next step.
- Toss the poblanos, onions, and 1/8 teaspoon salt in a small mixing bowl. Place directly into the next steamer layer and stack on top of the shrimp layer.
- In the top steamer layer, gently overlap the corn tortillas (all 8 of them), like shingles.
- Place all three steamer layers, with the top covered, onto the steaming water. (The order, from bottom to top, should be: shrimp, peppers and onions, tortillas.)
- Cook for about 10 to 15 minutes, or until the shrimp are fully cooked, the onions and peppers are gently wilted, and the tortillas are soft and pliable.
- Remove from the heat and bring the whole stack to the table.
- Have beer, Mexican hot sauce, and washed whole-sprig cilantro available at the table with the lime wedges.
shrimp, chiles, lime juice, kosher salt, poblano chile, sweet onion, corn tortillas, hot sauce, cilantro, lime wedges
Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chipotle-shrimp-fajitas (may not work)