One of the best shrimp appetizers.  Just enough sweet, just enough hot.

Shrimp Ingredients:

• 2-3 Tab vegetable oil
• 2 lbs raw shrimp (31-40) peeled and deveined, no tails
• 1 ½ c orange sauce (see Ingredients below)

Shrimp Directions:

1. Heat oil in large, heavy skillet over medium high heat.
2. Continue with the next quarter, and so on, until all the shrimp have been cooked.
3. Place the cooked shrimp in a large bowl.
4. Heat the orange sauce.
5. Pour the orange sauce over the shrimp.
6. Toss to combine well and serve the shrimp warm with toothpicks.

Orange Chipotle-Honey-Mustard Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 6 oz can frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
• 2 Tab chipotle chilies & juice (from 7 oz can of Chipotle Chiles in Adobo Sauce (you can freeze the rest of the can for next time.)
• 2 Tab honey
• 2 Tab Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1/3 cup coarsely chopped fresh cilantro, packed
• 2 Tab fresh lime juice
• ½ tsp salt or to taste
• 2 – 3 Tab vegetable oil

Directions – Orange Sauce:

Place all ingredients in a blender and puree until smooth.

Makes: 1½ cups.

Serves: 10-12

Source: The Santa Fe School of Cooking Cookbook Spirited Southwestern Recipes Susan Curtis