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Seafood: Shrimp Tree Recipe




Source of Recipe


cdkitchen.com


List of Ingredients




3 pounds shrimp, fresh or frozen
2 quarts water
1/2 cup salt
4 large bunches curly endive
1 plastic foam cone, 2 1/2 ft. high
1 plastic foam square, 12 x 12 x 1 inch


***Cocktail Sauce***
1 1/2 cup catsup
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
2 tablespoons horseradish
1 1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 dash hot sauce
Salt and pepper to taste


Recipe



Thaw frozen shrimp. Place shrimp in boiling salted water. Cover and simmer about 5 minutes or until shrimp are pink and tender. Drain. Peel shrimp leaving the last section of the shell on. Remove sand veins and wash. Chill. Separate and wash endive. Chill.

Place cone in the center of the plastic foam square and draw a circle around the base of the cone. Cut out the circle and insert cone. Cover base of cone with overlapping leaves of endive. Fasten endive to the plastic foam with toothpick halves. Start at the outside edge of the base and work up. Cover fully with greens to resemble Christmas tree.

Attach shrimp to tree with toothpicks. Combine all ingredients for cocktail sauce and chill. Provide cocktail sauce for dunking.

SERVES 12