Mojo Marinated Shrimp

Recipe Ingredients

1 teaspoon	5ml	Chipotle puree with adobo
1		Orange - halved
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Cooked shrimp - peeled, deveined
1 tablespoon	15ml	Minced red onion

Recipe Instructions

Put the chipotle puree in a blender and juice the orange into it. Add the salt.

Cut one of the orange halves in half again; and then cut that half in half to make an eighth of an orange. Cut away the pulp from the peel of that section, but leave the white pith. Dice the peel and pith as finely as possible and add to the blender. Grind chipotle, juice and orange in the blender to a coarse puree. Season to taste.

Put the shrimp in a plastic bag; add the puree and the onion. Seal tightly; refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Empty into a serving bowl and spear each shrimp with a toothpick.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

Each serving: 125 calories; 24 grams protein; 3 grams carbohydrates; 0 fiber; 1 gram fat; 0 saturated fat; 221 mg. cholesterol; 546 mg. sodium.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 11-19-2003

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