Chipotle Shrimp Cups Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Cups and Filling
• Crisp your phyllo cups on a parchment-lined baking sheet in the oven for 5 min. before setting aside to cool completely.
• When the cups are cool, whip the cream cheese, sour cream, green onions, salt and pepper together. Transfer this mixture to a ziptop bag with one bottom corner cut off, then use to fill each phyllo cup.
• Chipotle-Shrimp
• Process the chipotle peppers and sauce in a food processor until smooth. Place the chipotle purée, shrimp and garlic together in a ziptop bag and gently work the bag around until the shrimp are evenly coated. Place the shrimp in the refrigerator for 20 minutes to marinate.
• Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until it shimmers. Add the shrimp and sauce to the pan, then sprinkle with the salt and lime juice. Cook for around 4 minutes, tossing the shrimp as needed, until the shrimp are cooked through. Remove from the heat and gently mix in the butter.
• Assembly
• Top filled cups with shrimp and cilantro. Serve warm.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring the brown sugar, chipotles, adobo sauce, garlic, water, lime juice, oil and salt to a boil. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat; cool completely., Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add the shrimp; turn to coat. Cover and refrigerate for up to 2 hours., Meanwhile, combine the sauce ingredients; chill until serving. , Drain and discard marinade. Thread shrimp onto metal or soaked wooden skewers. , Grill shrimp on an oiled rack, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from the heat until shrimp are pink, 6-8 minutes, turning once. Serve with sauce.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Fit 1 wonton wrapper into each of 36 mini muffin cups coated with cooking spray, pressing the wrappers into sides of cups. Bake at 350 degrees for 7 minutes or until lightly browned. Keep wontons in muffin cups.
• Combine cheese and remaining ingredients, and spoon about 1 tablespoon cheese mixture into each wonton cup. (I used a 1 tbls. scoop to put into cups.) Bake at 350 degrees for 6 minutes or until cheese melts. Remove from muffin cups. Serve immediately. (If taking to a gathering, I leave my wontons in the muffin cups for transport on a 1/2 sheet pan.)