The pork or prawn elements would stand alone as dishes but they are much more fun together. This is super easy to cook using the ‘en papillote’ method. If you can’t obtain achiote paste you could make your own from scratch.
Ingredients (serves 2)
For the pork:
20g achiote paste
Juice of one...
It tastes just like a Loaded Baked Potato.
Homemade Chicken stock, Potato chunks, Bacon, Sour cream, sharp Cheddar cheese, Scallions, with Shrimp added in.
A goodly pinch of Cayenne when I did a last taste for seasoning.
For service, freshly ground Black Pepper and Scallions.
Tuscan Butter Shrimp
2 servings
Ingredients:
1 ½ Tbsp. Unsalted Butter
½ Tbsp Garlic, minced
½ tsp. each dried Marjoram, Basil, Oregano
2 Tbsp. Dry White Wine
½ oz. Cream Cheese, softened
½ Tbsp. Tomato Paste
¼ C. Light Cream
½ lb. Raw Shrimp, shelled & deveined
¼ C. frozen Spinach...
This is a very quick recipe, minimal prep and fast cooking, but a big flavor punch.
It can be made ovo/lacto vegetarian by eliminating the shrimp and adding an extra egg or 2.
The lower spicy ingredient amounts are comfortable for me to eat. The higher amounts are just below my tolerance but...
Earlier this year G purchased fresh, Gulf shrimp off the boat. I removed the heads, washed well, drained and vacuum sealed in 1 lb., shell-on packs. I had one pack left in the freezer. After removing the shell and veins I had a yield of 11 oz.
Frozen shrimp is great. Make sure the package is...
Eggs Californian:
Ingredients:
1) Eggs, divided - 3
2) Golden dill English muffin - 1
3) Butterhead lettuce - 2 to 4 leaves
4) Onion - 2 slices
5) Crab meat, fancy white - 4.25 Oz. tin or can
6) Lox - 4 pieces
7) Shrimp, baby - 1/2 of a 4 Oz. tin or can
8) Scallion - 1
9) Parmesan/Romano...
MJ's comments: I am allergic to shellfish but I've had this dish. It sent me to the ER but it was good going down! ;-)
Brigtsen’s Jalapeño Shrimp Coleslaw
Yield: serves 6-8
Ingredients
8 oz. raw medium shrimp (about 18), roughly chopped
1 lemon, quartered, plus 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice...
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