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    Shrimp with Two Sauces


    Source of Recipe


    catgurrl

    List of Ingredients




    -- Southwestern Dipping Sauce --
    1 cup seafood cocktail sauce (use lowcarb recipe)
    2 Tbsp minced fresh cilantro leaves
    2 tsp fresh lime juice
    1 jalapeno chile, seeded and minced

    -- Dijon Dipping Sauce --
    1 cup reduced-fat sour cream
    1/4 cup Dijon mustard with seeds
    3 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley leaves
    1/4 tsp grated fresh lemon peel
    1/4 tsp salt
    1/8 tsp coarsely ground black pepper

    -- Shrimp --
    4 bay leaves
    1 lemon, thinly sliced
    20 whole black peppercorns
    10 whole allspice berries
    2 tsp salt
    48 large shrimp (about 2 lbs.), shelled and deveined

    Recipe



    Prepare Southwestern Dipping Sauce: In small bowl, stir cocktail sauce, cilantro, lime juice and jalapeno until well blended. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 days.

    Prepare Dijon Dipping Sauce: In small bowl, stir sour cream, mustard, parsley, lemon peel, salt and pepper until well blended. Cover and refrigerate up to 2 days.

    Prepare shrimp: In 5- or 6-quart saucepot, heat bay leaves, sliced lemon, peppercorns, allspice berries, salt and 2 quarts water to boiling over high heat. Cover and boil 15 minutes.

    Add shrimp and cook just until shrimp turn opaque throughout, about 1 to 2 minutes. Drain shrimp in colander; rinse with cold running water to stop further cooking. Dry shrimp well on paper towels.

    Serve shrimp on platter with bowls of dipping sauces.

    Makes 16 appetizer servings.

 

 

 


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