Showing posts with label Shrimp. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shrimp. Show all posts

3.7.12

Skewer Shrimp Recipes

These shrimp skewer is an alternative to enjoy as input to table these days. During the days of Holy week is common to prepare meals without meat, red or white. More classic options include fish, seafood and vegetables. It is a good opportunity to prepare different and tasty meals for the whole family.

Preparation

Wash shrimp, dry them, and salt them. Let them stand for an hour and dry again. Jumped for two or three minutes at high heat in a pan with oil. Place them onto the skewers. Prepare a mixture of bread crumbs, oregano and chopped parsley and roll over the mixture prepared skewers. Cook 5 to 7 minutes on a rack in the oven at a medium height or on mild fire. Serve with tartar sauce.

Ingredients (for 6 people)

1 kg of large shrimp, if frozen leave 24 hours in the freezer the defrost.
1 cup oil coffee
Bread crumbs
Oregano
Parsley
1 cup of mayonnaise
1 tbsp capers
1 tbsp of chopped onions
Tartar sauce:
3 chopped cucumbers vinegar

1.7.12

Shrimp Cheese Melt

Ingredients

1 Kilogram of medium shrimp
Cheese 1/4 chihuahua (or any au gratin)
1 White onion
1 Stick of butter
2 Cans of Nestle media crema
2 Tablespoons of soy sauce
1 Can of sliced mushrooms
1 Peeled garlic clove
A little garlic salt
Pepper to taste
Salt to taste

Preparation

First thing we will do will be to thoroughly wash the shrimp, peel them and remove the head, since they are ready put them in a refractory to leave them sitting on a little pepper and garlic salt to taste. Since the shrimp have rested at least 1 hour take a large skillet and the are going to melt half of the butter bar, while it melts finely chop half of the sliced onion and garlic to add it to the skillet.

We stir very well 2 minutes add sliced mushrooms and shrimp, stir and reserve the juice from the stew out of the skillet, liquefy the 2 teaspoons of soy sauce and half cream and this mixture emptied it into the skillet with the shrimp and stir very well. We take a baking and engrasamos it by all sides for to arrange the shrimp stew, already this casserole divided by the refractory are going to scratch the chihuahua cheese to then cover the dish with the, also above add the remaining half of the onion into slices and horneamos in preheated oven at 175 degrees Celsius for the estimated time of 15 minutes.

Shrimp in cheese are served hot and are recommended to accompany with salad and white rice as a side dish.

9.6.12

Shrimp with Lobster Sauce Recipe

How to make lobster with shrimp sauce?

We will prepare a broth with the concentrated broth of fish in a large pan and cook the lobster in it, for 15 minutes. We incur them and remove the meat from the shells, reserving it hot.
We clean the mushrooms and we rehogaremos them in a frying pan without fat, adding butter, once they released the water, leaving them Brown.

To make the sauce, place in a container to the bathroom Maria, the egg yolks, water and lemon wedges, salpimentando it. What we beat it, until the mixture thickens and accede to the mixer arm. Then, add, little by little and stirring at the same time, butter chopped, finally incorporated the shrimp, leaving them cook 3 minutes more.

Serve the lobster in individual dishes, sprinkled with shrimp sauce, accompanied with 1 flan of boiled white rice and mushrooms.

Ingredients
For 4 people:

4 lobsters of ration (about 400 Gr. each).
150 Gr. mushrooms.
200 gr. pink shrimps without shell.
concentrated fish stock.
water.
20 Gr. of butter.
boiled white rice.
For the hollandaise sauce:
2 egg yolks.
2 tablespoons mineral water.
1 slice of lemon.
250 gr. of butter.
salt.
ground black pepper.

8.6.12

Shrimp Au Gratin Easy Recipe

Shrimp au gratin

-400 g of shrimp
-Mashed potatoes
-6 cloves of garlic
-1 onion
-Chopped parsley
-2 tomatoes
-1 can of mushrooms sliced
-1,5 dl of fish stock
-1,5 dl of white wine
-2 tablespoons of flour
-Olive oil
-Salt

Preparation

Saute the chopped onion and garlic in olive oil. Add tomatoes, mushrooms in slices and shrimp. Water ingredients with the wine and stock of fish, sprinkle a little flour. Cook stirring constantly. Divide into small moulds baking, add a bit of mashed potatoes around on top, with a manga pastry. Bake for 10 minutes. Decorate with parsley, chopped at the time of serving.

19.5.12

Spicy Shrimp Skewers Recipe

Sun and warm temperatures are a perfect reminder for the sea and fish dishes. Bring light and very tasty have what it takes to fill the desire to spend entire days outdoors with the thought to heat their skin to sunlight. And after yesterday's barbecue, the desire to stay in the sun is so great! Ah me, the week progresses and you return to work. But in the evening, returning home, we give a touch to the dinner and lively summer starting with a good recipe for an appetizer that we transport on the sunny shores: the spicy shrimp skewers.




Ingredients

1 pound of shrimp already peeled
12 cherry tomatoes
1 small yellow pepper
1 red onion
1 small zucchini
juice of one lime
chili powder
2 or 3 drops of Tabasco
extra virgin olive oil salt


Wash the shrimp, then drain and pat dry gently with paper towels. Mix the lemon juice, Tabasco and a pinch of salt and then wet the shrimp with this sauce and let rest while you prepare the other ingredients.

The zucchini, wash and cut it into slices about 1cm thick. Wash the tomatoes and remove the stems. washed and peeled the onion and cut into chunks. Remove the stem of the pepper, half-open it and empty the seeds and filaments, wash it and then cut it into pieces.
Wet the wooden skewers with lemon sauce used for shrimp. Drain the shrimp, leaving aside the lemon juice, then sprinkle with a little 'chili powder, dosandolo at your leisure. Stuck in each skewer, alternating, a shrimp, a piece of pepper, an onion, a tomato and a slice of zucchini.

Make sure that each has at least 3 shrimp skewers. Formed the kebabs until no ingredients. Now let it warm up for a good plate lightly brushed with oil, then place the skewers to cook. When the vegetables and shrimp are cooked on both sides, season with salt, place the skewers on a serving plate and pour the lemon juice. To serve, place the skewers in glasses with high sides.

10.12.09

Choosing And Buying Gourmet Seafood - Wild American Shrimp

When you select items for a seafood feast, wild caught American shrimp are popular among gourmet cooks. Shrimp are not only known for outstanding flavor but they can be an important part of a healthy diet.

Wild American shrimp are delicious steamed, boiled, grilled, fried and in recipes as scampi. They are also popular as an appetizer as shrimp cocktail, bisque and salads. They also freeze well and can be purchased in large numbers, are processed and excess amounts frozen for later meals.

Shrimps are usually low in fat and calories and has no carbohydrates or trans fats. They contain vitamins B3, B6, B12, vitamin D and omega-3 fatty acids and are sources of tryptophan, selenium, protein and minerals including iron, phosphorus, zinc and copper.

American species are white (Litopenaeus setiferus), brown (Farfantepenaeus aztecus), pink (Penaeus duorarum) and Royal Red (Pleoticus or Hymenopenaeus robustus robustus) Rock (Sicyonia brevirostris) and Arctic (Pandalus borealis).

Shrimp are sized by "count". Number is the average number of fish per pound. This applies to both full and heads-off products. For example, mean headless shrimp of 16/20 count there are 16 to 20 headless product per pound. Responsible for the headless product typically ranging from 16/20 (large) to 60/70 (Small). Pacific shrimp is even lower, with estimates around 100 to 140 whole shrimp per pound.

Wild American shrimp is also a good choice in terms of sustainability. Many American fish has been approved by the ethical harvesting techniques.

The Wild American Shrimp Certification Program certifies that the warm water, wild caught shrimp from U.S. coastal waters meet the high quality and consistency. Certified Wild American Shrimp deserve special labeling. Participation in the certification program is available to harvesters, processors, distributors, retailers, grocers and restaurants.

Other American Fisheries has received international recognition. Oregon's pink shrimp fishery has been the world's first sustainable shrimp certification under the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) certification program.

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), which operates the world's leading independent certification program for sustainable fisheries, and independent certifier PANEL Certification Inc., awarded Oregon shrimp its certification the 6 December 2007. The measure differs Oregon pink shrimp fishery as a sustainable and well managed fishing. The Marine Stewardship Council certification also gives Oregon shrimp will be sold with the coveted blue MSC label indicates a sustainable fishery.

The Marine Stewardship Council is an organization that works to improve the health of the world's oceans and to help create a sustainable global seafood market. MSC fulfills its mission by certifying that the fishery meets its sustainability standards and developing market demand for certified seafood. MSC model is based on consumers rewarding sustainable fisheries by choosing seafood that comes from certified sustainable fisheries.

Shrimp, also known as bay or salad shrimp are small (100-140 full per lb). They are harvested with advanced trawling methods. Pink MSC certified shrimp delivered to the beach for cooking, peeling and freezing, resulting in an extremely fresh products of excellent quality.

The proliferation of high quality, making healthy and sustainable American shrimp them an excellent choice for seafood lovers.