Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Thanksgiving Recipe

WARM SHRIMP COCKTAIL W/ HORSERADISH COCKTAIL SAUCE





WARM SHRIMP COCKTAIL W/ HORSERADISH COCKTAIL SAUCE
Serves 4
 
Ingredients:

2 lbs                            16-20 black tiger shrimp, shell on (deveined & cleaned)
1 cup                           unsalted butter

BRINE
4 cups                         water
2 tbsp                         salt
2 tbsp                         sugar
6  cups                        ice

HORSERADISH COCKTAIL SAUCE
1 cup                           ketchup
2 tbsp                         horseradish sauce
1 tsp                            worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp                         lemon juice
to taste                       salt & pepper

PROCEDURE
  • start with a big smile on your face before cooking
  • devein and clean the shrimp, put them in the refrigerator until ready to use

BRINE
  • make the brine by mixing water, salt, sugar and ice in a bowl.  make sure to taste the brine and make necessary adjustments (the brine has a little sweetness and saltiness to it)
  • place the shrimp in the brine, and let it brine for at least 45 minutes.

HORSERADISH
  • make the horseradish cocktail sauce by mixing the ketchup, horseradish sauce, worscestershire sauce, lemon juice using a whisk.
  • taste the sauce, and make necessary adjustments with salt and pepper.
  • store in the refrigerator until ready to serve with the shrimp

GRILL
  • after the brining process, grill or sautee the shrimp.  This would take about 2 minutes on each side to cook.  Make sure to brush or baste them with butter as they cook.
  
  
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