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No need for a party to have shrimp cocktail
3 to 4 minutes for most
jumbo shrimp.
Once the shrimp are
cooked, I dunk them in
cold water to stop the
cooking. You know when
shrimp are perfectly
cooked when the shells
come off easily. The shells
tend to stick to overcooked shrimp.
Keep the peeled shrimp
dry and cold in the refrigerator, then serve with
homemade cocktail sauce.
The bloody mary cocktail
sauce here is one of my
favorites. The addition
of vodka adds a spike of
flavor and the rim of celery salt is both pretty and
reminiscent of that classic
cocktail.
ELIZABETH KARMEL
Associated Press
My favorite thing about
fancy parties? They almost always include a
shrimp cocktail appetizer
— platters of giant, plump
shrimp just waiting to
be dunked into a piquant
cocktail sauce.
But there’s no reason
you have to wait for fancy
parties to enjoy this treat.
All you need is an excuse.
And to me, there’s none
better than an Oscar viewing party. Best yet, shrimp
cocktail is easy to make,
can be done in advance,
and you don’t even have to
cook the shrimp yourself
(but it is better if you do).
My preference is for
large or jumbo shrimp,
generally classified as 10
to 15 shrimp per pound.
Large usually come in at 15
to 30 per pound.
The best shrimp are
flash frozen within hours
of being caught. This preserves the flavor and texture of the shrimp. Keep
the shrimp frozen until
Matthew Mead, Associated Press
This photo shows shrimp cocktail with “Bloody Mary” sauce
in Concord, N.H.
just before you want to
serve or cook them. When
you are ready, thaw the
shrimp under cold running
water. This is essential to
preserving the texture of
the shrimp.
For shrimp cocktail,
I cook the shrimp by a
method that is closer
to poaching. I want the
shrimp to be fully cooked,
but not over-cooked and
this is my fail-safe method. I boil a big pot of salted
water and add fresh lemons just before adding the
thawed shrimp. As soon as
the shrimp are added, the
lid goes on the pot and the
heat is turned off until the
shrimp are cooked, about
Shrimp Cocktail With
Bloody Mary Sauce
This sweet and smoky,
tart and tangy bloody
mary sauce is so good you
will want to drink it — or
adopt it as both your
house cocktail sauce and
the mixer for your favorite
the shrimp in the water for 2
to 4 minutes, or until cooked
through, pink and curled. The
larger the shrimp, the longer
they will take to cook.
Use a slotted spoon to transfer
Start to finish: 20 minutes
the shrimp to a large bowl. Add
Servings: 6
enough cold water to cover the
Kosher salt
shrimp, then stir to cool them.
2 lemons, quartered
When the shrimp are cool,
2 pounds jumbo shell-on raw
peel and devein them, then
shrimp, thawed if frozen
pat them dry and transfer to
For the sauce:
a platter or plate. Refrigerate
1/2 cup ketchup
until ready to serve.
1/2 cup Heinz Chili Sauce
To
make the sauce, in a meZest and juice of 1 small lemon
dium non-reactive bowl, mix
Juice of 1/2 small lime
together the ketchup, chili
1 heaping tablespoon prepared
sauce, lemon juice and zest,
white horseradish (or more to
lime juice, horseradish, pureed
taste)
chipotle, vodka, Worcestershire
1 teaspoon pureed chipotle pepand garlic salt. Taste and adjust
pers in adobo (or more to
seasonings. If you like a lot of
taste)
horseradish and chipotle, you
2 tablespoons (1 ounce) vodka
may want to add more. The
1 tablespoon Worcestershire
sauce can be made and refrigsauce
erated in a glass jar up to one
Pinch garlic salt
week in advance.
Celery salt, for serving
Sprinkle
celery salt around the
Fill a large (6- to 8-quart) stockrim of a serving dish. Transfer
pot halfway with water, then
the cocktail sauce to a serving
add 2 tablespoons of salt.
bowl and place in the center
Bring to a boil. Add the lemons,
of the serving dish. Arrange
then return the water to a boil.
the chilled shrimp around the
Add the shrimp, turn off the
edges.
heat and cover the pot. Leave
eye opener. Rim your serving dish with celery salt
before serving for a special
presentation and that hint
of celery.
Books, programs abound that will help solve the calorie battle
Among the books, programs and recipes you
might want to check out:
“Simon Loses His Tummy [Kindle Edition],” by Judith Wurtman with illustrations by Kathryn Selbert
Overview: “Simon is
a long-haired dachshund
who loves to eat cheese and
hates to exercise. Susie tries
to feed him diet dog food,
but Simon hates it! When
Susie goes to summer
camp, Simon stays with Susie’s friend, Annie. Simon
fools Annie into feeding
him lots of cheese and letting him take naps instead
of walks. But one day, Simon wakes up and finds
his tummy gone! There is a
furry beach ball where his
tummy used to be.”
“How will Simon find his
tummy? In ‘Simon Loses
His Tummy,’ the humorous and gentle message of
the importance of eating
healthy foods and exercising will appeal to young
children as well as their
parents.”
Notes: In the spirit of full
disclosure, Judith Wurtman
is a friend of mine, but I
think this book is hilarious, and packed with great
messages for children. I was
the one who urged Wurtman to give the book away
rather than sell it. Get it
while she’s still convinced!
The target age for this book
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Telling stories about where
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