CHILI LIME BAKED SHRIMP CUPS RECIPE
These are the appropriate celebration appetizer. Wonton wrappers are baked in the oven until crisp, full of arugula, a lime sour cream, and then crowned with a big juicy chili-lime baked shrimp.
The shrimp are a little highly spiced from chili powder, the lime brightens the entirety up and the arugula continues the whole thing sparkling. you could make the wonton cups in advance, however bring together the cups with the arugula, sour cream and shrimp simply earlier than serving.
Due to the fact that at the beginning sharing the recipe, we have made a few adjustments to bump up the flavors of the shrimp cups. We cherished them before, but now they may be full of flavor and nevertheless just as simple to make. adjustments encompass including a lime sour cream, swapping ordinary chili powder for ancho chili powder and lightly seasoning the wonton cups before baking.
INGREDIENTS
BAKED WONTON CUPS
- 15 wonton wrappers (see notes below)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt
FOR THE SHRIMP
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 12 large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon ancho chili powder, try our homemade chili powder recipe or substitute regular chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup baby arugula leaves
LIME SOUR CREAM
- 3 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
- Pinch salt
INSTRUCTIONS
PREPARE WONTON SHELLS
- Heat oven to 350 levels F.
- lightly brush wonton wrappers on both sides with olive oil. gently season one side with salt.
- the use of a mini muffin pan, press the wonton wrappers down into the cups, laying back the corners and urgent the bottoms right down to make a described cup. Bake until gently browned, eight to ten minutes. transfer to a rack and allow cool.
COOK SHRIMP
- The usage of a microplane, zest the lime. Set the lime apart for serving. upload the lime zest to the shrimp along side the olive oil, chili powder, salt, and pepper. Toss then arrange on a baking sheet in one layer. Bake till the shrimp are opaque at some stage in, eight to 12 minutes.
MAKE LIME BITTER CREAM
- In a small bowl, stir the bitter cream, lime juice and salt together.
TO FINISH
- Fill the cooled wonton cups with some leaves of arugula, a small dollop of lime bitter cream, and a chili-lime shrimp. Serve with lime wedges for spritzing on pinnacle.
