Pan-Roasted Shrimp With Mezcal, Tomatoes and Arbol Chiles
Ingredients
- 2 large Roma tomatoes
- 3 arbol chiles, dried
- 1 cup clam juice
- 2 tablespoons clarified butter, or ghee
- 7 arbol chiles, dried
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon white onion, minced
- 1 tablespoon poblano chile, minced
- 1 pound extra-large shrimp, peeled, or about 16, with the tail and the head left on but the body
- 2 ounces mezcal
- 1 1/2 cups roasted tomato broth
- 1 tablespoon lime juice, plus lime wedges for serving
- 1 tablespoon cilantro, minced
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon salt, depending on salinity of shrimp

Directions
On a hot grill or on a grill pan, roast tomatoes until the skins are charred and soft.On the same grill, toast chiles for a few seconds to soften.
Transfer tomatoes and chiles into a blender and puree with clam juice.
Strain.
