Party Shrimp Ceviche Food

SHRIMP CEVICHE

Steps:

• Place the shrimp in a large mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup lime juice and let stand for 15 minutes so the shrimp can "cook" in the lime juice (any less and it won't cook, any more and it toughens).
• Meanwhile, in a separate large mixing bowl, mix the remaining 1/2 cup lime juice, cucumbers, tomatoes, cilantro, red onions and serrano chile to incorporate evenly. Transfer the mixed vegetables into the shrimp bowl and mix well to incorporate. Season the ceviche with some salt. Serve with saltine crackers, bottled hot sauce and lime wedges if desired.

SHRIMP CEVICHE

Steps:

• Cook shrimp in boiling, salted water 3 minutes or just until cooked.
• Cool, peel, devein, and roughly chop shrimp.
• Squeeze limes into a medium bowl.
• Add shrimp, shallot, and next 7 ingredients, stirring until well blended.
• Chill at least 1 hour and up to 6.
• Stir cilantro and diced avocados into chilled shrimp mixture.
• Serve with a slotted spoon.

SHRIMP CEVICHE

Steps:

• Bring a medium pan of water to a boil; cut the shrimp crosswise into thirds.
• Drop the shrimp into the boiling water until they just turn pink, about 45 seconds.
• Drain immediately and cool under running water.
• Put the shrimp in a glass or stainless steel bowl.
• Add in tomato, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, lime juice, salt, and pepper; stir.
• Cover and refrigerate 3-4 hours.
• Shortly before serving, gently stir in the avocado and olive oil.
• Serve in small bowls or cocktail glasses.

SHRIMP CEVICHE

Steps:

• Slice the ends off the cucumbers, then slice four strips lengthwise. The goal here is to get strips of cucumber with no seeds. Cut each strip into smaller (approximately 1/4") strips using a small, sharp knife.
• Using a chef's or santoku knife, dice the cucumber strips into 1/4" cubes.
• Place diced cucumber into a large, sealable bowl. Discard the center portion of the cucumbers.
• Dice each of the three bell peppers similarly, using as much of the flesh as possible. Add to bowl.
• Cut a large red onion in half, peel it, and place the flat side down on a cutting board. Cut off the top and bottom, then using your small knife, make a series of parallel cuts 1/4" apart, perpendicular to the top/bottom cuts. The use your chef's knife to cut perpendicularly to THESE cuts and you'll have perfectly diced onions. Add to bowl.
• Finally, dice the chili pepper. Care should be taken not to add seeds to the ceviche.
• If using fresh limes, zest one or two and add the lime zest to the bowl.
• Rinse peeled, deveined, and butterflied raw shrimp and put in a large Ziploc bag. Pour in approximately 2/3 c lime juice. You can add a bit of lemon juice here, too, if desired, but lime should be predominant. If using fresh lime juice, you can throw a couple of the juiced lime halves into the bag as well. Seal and lay flat in the refrigerator.
• Finely chop the fresh cilantro, reserving enough whole leaves for garnish. Add chopped cilantro to bowl.
• Seal bowl and shake vigorously to thoroughly mix all ingredients. Open and add the remaining lime juice. Reseal and refrigerate.
• The chemical "cooking" process begins immediately and usually takes several hours. I like the lime flavoring to be fairly pronounced, so I let the process carry on overnight. You'll want to flip the bag and shake the bowl a couple of times during the process.
• The shrimp can be served whole (as pictured) or chopped into large pieces and incorporated into the ceviche.
• Garnish with cilantro leaves and serve with fresh tortilla chips or thinly sliced, toasted baguette bread.

SHRIMP CEVICHE

Steps:

• Blanche shrimp in boiling water for about 1 minute, then shock in ice cold water. Strain when cooled.
• Cut shrimp into 1-inch pieces and add to bowl.
• Add citrus juice and marinate for 2 hours.
• Add red onion, tomatoes, chilies and cilantro, marinate for 2 more hours.
• Add avocados and cucumber before serving.

PARTY SHRIMP CEVICHE

Steps:

• Cook the shrimp in boiling water for about 5 minutes, or until they are just done. Drain and rinse in cool water.
• Put the sliced onion in a colander and pour boiling water over them and let it drain out. This will make them more digestible.
• Combine the ketchup, lemon juice, soy and worcestershire sauces, hot sauce, and garlic.
• In a glass or ceramic bowl, put the shrimp and onions. Pour the ketchup-lemon juice over the shrimp and toss. Add salt and pepper to taste and gently stir in the pickles and tomatoes.
• Let chill for at least two hours.
• Serve with beer and other cocktail snacks.