More shrimp, this time hot

I've got this thing for smoky chipotles and I'm easily satisfied now that I don't have to hitch up the wagons to look for them. Chipotles in adobo sauce are found in most grocery stores. So now my problem is not putting too much of them in dishes. Man, these little smoked and dried jalapenos are hot.

Sometimes I rinse them a bit and scrape out the blazing seeds. Since I can only use a maximum of 1 or I wilt like a day-after prom boutonniere, I puree the remainder and freeze. Then I can use whenever ...

Make this tonight:

Chipotle Shrimp Over Rice

1 (14 1/2-ounce) can reduced-sodium chicken broth
3/4 cup water
2 1/2 cups instant (5-minute) rice
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
1 small onion
1 medium green bell pepper
1 (14 1/2-ounce) can diced tomatoes seasoned with garlic and onions
1 (8-ounce) can tomato sauce
1 to 2 canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce (for 1 to 2 tablespoons chopped)
1 tablespoon honey
1 pound medium shrimp, peeled

In a 2-quart saucepan, combine chicken broth and water. Cover the pan and bring it to a boil over high heat. When the broth boils, uncover and stir in rice, then re-cover and remove pan from the heat. Let the pan stand, covered, for 5 minutes or until ready to serve.

Meanwhile, in a 12-inch extra-deep nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, add the oil. Peel the onion and cut in half. Cut each half into crescent-shaped slices about 1/4-inch wide. Add the onion slices to the skillet as you cut them. Rinse and seed the bell pepper and cut it into bite-size pieces. Add the pieces to the skillet. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring frequently, until the onions begin to soften, about 2 minutes.

Stir in the diced tomatoes with their juice and the tomato sauce. Finely chop the chipotle peppers and add them to the skillet. Add honey and stir to mix well. Add shrimp, raise the heat to medium-high and saute until the shrimp are pink and opaque throughout, about 3 minutes. Serve at once over hot rice.

Per serving: 421 calories (percent of calories from fat, 9), 31 grams protein, 65 grams carbohydrates, 4 grams fiber, 4 grams fat (2 grams saturated), 172 milligrams cholesterol, 976 milligrams sodium.

Serves 4.

Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 2003

Comments

[Shirley J. Buttacavoli]

I don't like seafood - I know - live in Florida and you don't like seafood, I hear it all the time - but you reminded me of a dip that was in Taste a year or so ago that uses the San Marcos chipotles.

Time to head to the kitchen. (That's what happens when you work nights, you eat dinner when most people are eating breakfast!)

[Shirley J. Buttacavoli]

I don't like seafood - I know - live in Florida and you don't like seafood, I hear it all the time - but you reminded me of a dip that was in Taste a year or so ago that uses the San Marcos chipotles.

Time to head to the kitchen. (That's what happens when you work nights, you eat dinner when most people are eating breakfast!)