Get ready to wake up your taste buds with roasted Shrimp in Chipotle Sauce!
This recipe is ready in less than 30 minutes which makes it a perfect weeknight dinner but it is impressive enough to serve to a group of friends
One of the many things I love about this recipe is the contrast between spicy, smokey, and sweet. The other thing to love is that you likely have everything you need in your pantry or refrigerator for the sauce. Just pick up a pound of shrimp and dinner is ready.
Serve the shrimp over rice or couscous for a full dinner. It’s also fantastic in shrimp tacos! Just substitute turkey for shrimp using our turkey taco recipe.
Ingredients Needed:
- Shrimp – jumbo-sized (21-25 size), peeled and deveined
- Orange Juice – use freshly squeezed if possible
- Ketchup – helps boost the flavor of the sauce
- Lemon Juice – freshly squeezed
- Chipotle Peppers in Adobe Sauce – see below for more info on this powerhouse ingredient
- Worcestershire Sauce – adds a touch of richness and umami to the sauce
- Sea Salt – or Kosher salt
- Scallions – for garnish
How to make Roasted Shrimp in Chipotle Sauce:
Everything, except the shrimp and the scallions, is part of the sauce. If serving with rice or couscous make ahead of time because the shrimp cooks quickly.
- Combine orange juice, ketchup, lemon juice, chipotles, Worcestershire sauce, and sea salt, in a small saucepan
- Bring to a boil and then immediately reduce the heat to a simmer
- Simmer for 5 minutes or until the sauce is thickened and let cool slightly
- Reserve half of the sauce for serving
- Clean the shrimp, put it in a medium bowl, and add half of the cooled chipotle sauce
- Mix well to coat completely
- Place shrimp on a sheet pan in a single layer
- Roast in preheated 425°F oven for 4-5 minutes, turn and roast for additional 3-4 minutes, or until the tails start to curl
- Slice scallions for garnish while the shrimp is cooking
- Remove shrimp from oven, place on plates or one bigger platter, scatter with sliced scallions, and serve.
Tips for Roasting Shrimp:
- Roasting shrimp is easier than sauteeing shrimp because the temperature in your oven is consistent and even, whereas the flame on your stovetop varies. You can control the cooking so it’s a bit more difficult to overcook the shrimp in the oven.
- Shrimp in the oven cooks best with high heat. For this recipe, we will cook them at 425°F for around 10 minutes total.
- Once the shrimp are firm to the touch and the tails start to curl the shrimp are done!
What is Chipotle in Adobo Sauce:
Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce are easily found in every grocery store, in the same area as Hispanic or Mexican food. It comes in a can or a jar. You will only need 2 Tablespoons for this recipe, but the remainder saves in the refrigerator, or can be frozen. I like to buy the jar version because you can store it right in the refrigerator afterward.
Here are the two brands I recommend:
Prepping the shrimp for roasting:
In the seafood industry, shrimp are sold by their quantity per pound. We use Jumbo Shrimp for this recipe, which is 21-25 pieces per pound, but you can use larger. I don’t recommend anything smaller because you risk overcooking the shrimp.
Be sure to clean, shell, and devein the shrimp. Leave the tails on if you would like.
Craving more shrimp ideas?
- Try our Garlic Shrimp with Roasted Tomatoes
- Classic Shrimp Cocktail with Sauce
- Fast Chimichurri Shrimp
- Crunchy Coconut Shrimp
- 30-minute Honey Garlic Shrimp
Ready for more Mexican-inspired flavors?
How about our Authentic Carnitas Recipe for tacos or our Carne Asada, which is super simple and flavorful too! Homemade Spanish Rice makes a fantastic side dish.
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Shrimp in Chipotle Sauce
Ingredients
- 6 ounces orange juice
- ½ cup ketchup
- 3 Tbsp lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 2 Tbsp chipotle pepper in adobe sauce, minced
- 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 1 lb jumbo shrimp peeled and deveined
- 3 scallions, sliced on the bias, for garnish
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425°F
Sauce:
- In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, whisk together orange juice, ketchup, chipotle pepper, salt, Worcestershire Sauce, and lemon juice.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer and cook about 5-7 minutes until sauce is reduced. Stir occasionally.
- Reserve about 1/2 of the sauce for serving, in a small bowl or pitcher.
- Clean shrimp and place in medium-size bowl. Add remaining half of the chipotle sauce and stir to coat well. Place on a baking sheet in a single layer
- Roast in the oven for 4-5 minutes, turn shrimp and roast another 3-4 minutes, or until shrimp is pink and the tails start to curl.
- Serve over rice or cous cous, if desired, with extra sauce on the side. Garnish with scallions
Jane
Eesh, all my favourite flavours! And it looks easy to boot, thank you!
Heidy
This Roasted Shrimp with Chipotle Sauce recipe was a big hit at dinner and requested again!!
Andrea Metlika
This sauce sounds amazingly delicious. I love that that you paired it with shrimp. Yummy!
Erika
I love shrimp and chipotle sauce to these two are a match made in heaven.
Jessica Formicola
I made this shrimp for dinner last night and it was incredible! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe!