Recipe courtesy of Tony Mandola
Shrimp Cocktail Vincente
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 165
- Total Fat
- 9
- Saturated Fat
- 1
- Carbohydrates
- 11
- Dietary Fiber
- 4
- Sugar
- 4
- Protein
- 12
- Cholesterol
- 96
- Sodium
- 921
- Total: 2 hr
- Prep: 45 min
- Inactive: 1 hr
- Cook: 15 min
Ingredients
Shrimp:
1 pound fresh shrimp, 50 to 60 per pound size, unpeeled
2 teaspoons vegetable oil
3/4 cup chopped plum tomato
1/4 cup chopped yellow onion
1 clove garlic, sliced
1/4 bunch cilantro, chopped
1 jalapeno, chopped
1/2 lime, juiced
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 quart water
Cocktail Assembly:
1 cup pico de gallo, see Cook's Note*
1 cup reserved shrimp stock
1 cup prepared cocktail sauce
1 large ripe avocado, peeled and diced
Lettuce leaves, for garnish
Lime slices, for garnish
Tortilla chips, for garnish
Directions
- For the shrimp: Peel the shrimp and save the shells for stock. In a 4-quart pot over medium heat, add oil. Add the tomatoes, onions, garlic, cilantro, and jalapeno and cook until they begin to soften, about 2 minutes. Add the salt and pepper, lime juice, and reserved shrimp shells and stir. Add the water, bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Pour the stock through a strainer into a bowl or another pot. Discard the vegetables and shells and reheat the stock. Add the shrimp and simmer until just cooked, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from the heat, strain and refrigerate the stock, and the shrimp separately until chilled, about 1 hour.
- In a bowl, combine chilled shrimp, pico de gallo, shrimp stock, cocktail sauce and avocado; mix gently. For each serving, place a lettuce leaf in a pretty bowl or a martini glass. Spoon in the shrimp mixture, allowing about 9 or 10 shrimp per serving. Garnish each shrimp cocktail with a lime wedge and a few tortilla chips.
Cook’s Note
*Pico de gallo is a very simple fresh salsa made by finely chopping fresh tomato, onion, cilantro, and jalapeno. Season the mixture with some fresh lime juice and salt, to taste. Any recipe or a commercial fresh salsa is fine.