Margaritas And Shrimp All Around

Total Time: 17 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 2 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup tequila (preferably 100% blue agave)
• 1/2 cup cointreau liqueur or 1/2 cup grand marnier
• 1 1/4 cups fresh lime juice
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup superfine sugar
• 4 teaspoons honey, warmed
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 chipotle chile in adobo, seeded and minced
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/4 lbs medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
• lime wedge, for serving

Recipe

• 1 combine all of the awesome margarita ingredients in a large pitcher and stir until the sugar dissolves. refrigerate.
• 2 preheat broiler or grill.
• 3 put some crushed ice in a glass and sample margarita.
• 4 in a glass mixing bowl, mix a 1/4 cup of the margarita with the oil and chipotle. season with salt and pepper, add shrimp and toss to coat. let stand for 15-20 minutes.
• 5 meanwhile, put some crushed ice in a glass and sample chilling margarita.
• 6 drain the shrimp and arrange on a baking sheet.
• 7 check glass to see if it is in need of refill.
• 8 if you are grilling the shrimp, put 2 shrimp on each of the 16 skewers and grill shrimp for 3 minutes, turning once. or if you are using your oven, broil the shrimp as close to the heat as possible for 2 to 3 minutes, turning once, until opaque and cooked through. put 2 shrimp on each of 16 skewers and serve warm or at room temperature with lime wedges.
• 9 go ahead and refill your glass -- you deserve it!