Chorizo And Shrimp Quesadillas With Smoky Guacamole

Chorizo sausage, large shrimp, avocado, and chipotle peppers highlight this quesadilla dish.
Ingredients -
2 Ripe Hass Avocados
1 Juice of one Lime
2 Pinches Salt
1/4 Cup Sour Cream
2 Chipotle Peppers in Adobo1/2 pound chorizo sausage, sliced thin on an angle
1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive oil (plus some for drizzling)
1 Clove Garlic (cracked away from skin and crushed)
12 Large Shrimp (peeled and deveined, tails removed)
Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper
4 Flour Tortillas (12-inch size)
2 Cups Pepper Jack Cheese (shredded)
 
Preparation:

1. Cut avocados all the way around with a sharp knife.

2. Scoop out the pit and then spoon avocado flesh away from skin into a food processor.

3. Add the lime juice, salt, sour cream and chipotles in adobo.

4. Pulse guacamole until smooth.

5. Transfer to a serving bowl.

6. Heat a 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium high heat.

7. Brown the chorizo 2 to 3 minutes, then remove from pan.

8. Add oil, garlic, and shrimp.

9. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper and cook shrimp until pink which takes approximately 2 or 3 minutes.

10. Transfer the shrimp to a cutting board and coarsely chop.

11. Add a drizzle of oil to the pan and a large tortilla.

12. Cook tortilla 30 seconds and then turn.

13. Cover 1/2 of the tortilla with a couple of handfuls of cheese.

14. Arrange a layer of chorizo and shrimp over the cheese and fold tortilla over.

15. Press down gently with a spatula and cook tortilla a minute or so on each side to melt cheese and crisp. Remove the quesadilla to large cutting board and repeat with remaining ingredients.

16. Cut each quesadilla into 5 wedges and transfer to plates with your spatula.

17. Top the wedges of quesadillas with liberal amounts of smoky guacamole.

 



Cooking Tip
Fresh Shrimp
As shrimp are quickly perishable, use fresh shrimp as soon as possible. Freeze andy raw shrimp that wont be used immediately.

Cooking Tip
Fresh Shrimp

Fresh shrimp should always be stored in a cold place, preferably the coldest part of the refrigerator on ice.