2/17/2009

Shrimps cocktail ( Cocktail di gamberetti)


This is probably a recipe well known worldwide, I'm not even sure it has Italian origins but surely it's a common find in fish restaurants' menus.

To tell the truth sometimes you find places where the shrimps cocktail is made of lot of lettuce, lot of sauce and 3 shrimps...

So why don't do it at home?


For 4 serving you need:


1 pound shrimps, without heads and tails, well washed.


2 spoons finely chopped fresh parsley.


8 1/2 oz. mayonnaise.


1/2 tablespoon cognac.


1/2 tablespoon sugar.


1 tablespoon worchestershire sauce.


2 tablespoon ketchup.


some fresh and washed lettuce leaves.


Mix all the ingredients with mayonnaise, adding cognac at last.

Cook shrimps in salted hot water for 5 minutes, drain them and let getting cold.

Mix shrimps with sauce, put the mixture on lettuce leaves and sprinlke with parsley.

If you like you can also take a mature avocado, cut it in cubes, sprinkle with lemon juice and add it to cocktail mix.

You can choose to serve the cocktail on a dish or, even better, into a glass goblet: really chic and up to date.

It's a perfect entree' for a fish themed dinner, just pay attention to calories because shellfishes and mayonnaise (and avocados) are fatty!




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