Caramelized Chili Shrimp

By Lady Butterfly

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup sugar 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher (coarse) salt
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/8 teaspoon chipotle chili powder or ground red pepper (cayenne)
• 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
• 1 lb uncooked large shrimp (21 to 30 shrimp), peeled with tails left on, deveined
• 1/4 medium fresh lime

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 15mins

Preparation

Step 1

1. Heat oven to 500°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil; spray foil with cooking spray.

2. In resealable 1-gallon food-storage plastic bag, mix all ingredients except shrimp and lime. Add shrimp; seal bag and shake to coat with sugar mixture. Arrange shrimp with sugar mixture in single layer in pan.

3. Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until sugar is caramelized. Remove from oven. Using pancake turner, turn shrimp; squeeze juice from lime over shrimp. Place on serving platter; serve immediately.

Expert Tip:
To keep your guests from getting sticky fingers, serve these shrimp with toothpicks.

Kosher salt has larger grains than ordinary table salt and contains no additives