Shrimp Pate Food

SHRIMP TOAST

Steps:

• Combine the shrimp, egg, egg white, green onions, parsley, garlic, salt, and white pepper in a food processor and process until blended but still slightly chunky. Add the cream cheese and pulse until smooth and thick. Add the cream and pulse just until blended, being careful not to over process.
• Spread 1/4 cup of the shrimp mixture onto each slice of bread, spreading to the edges and smoothing the top.
• Heat the vegetable oil to 360 degrees F in large deep skillet. Add the shrimp toast in batches, coated sides down, and fry until golden on the first side, 2 to 2 1/2 minutes. Turn and cook until golden on the second side, about 1 1/2 minutes. Drain on paper towels.
• To serve, cut each toast diagonally into quarters. Serve hot, with a drizzle of duck sauce or a dab of pepper jelly, as desired.

EASY SHRIMP PATE

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, butter and mayo with a fork.
• Process prawns finely and combine with other ingredients.
• Serve on diagonally sliced, toasted baguette.
• Keep warm in oven until ready to serve.

SHRIMP PATE

Steps:

• Boil shrimp in shrimp boil mixture until cooked. Cool and peel shrimp. Combine first five pate ingredients in food processor. Then blend in shrimp, then the remaining ingredients a bit more coarse.

CHEESE AND SHRIMP PATE

Steps:

• Mix the cream cheese until smooth.
• Mash the shrimp with a fork.
• Combine the cheese, shrimp, lemon juice, onion, 2 T. parsley, horseradish and hot sauce.
• Shape into a mound on your serving plate.
• Combine the potato chips and remaining parsley, and sprinkle over the shrimp mold.
• Cover with plastic wrap and chill until serving time.
• Serve with party breads, crackers, or raw veggies.

SHRIMP (OR CRAB) PATE

Steps:

• Heat soup, undiluted and mix in the cream cheese until smooth. Stir in softened gelatin and blend well. Fold in remaining ingredients and pour into a lightly-oiled mold. Chill until firm and serve with your favorite crackers or hard bread.

L'ERMITAGE'S TERRINE DE LANGOUSTINES (SHRIMP PATE)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
• Shell and devein langoustines. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Heat butter in large skillet and add langoustines. Cook, stirring, about a minute or just until langoustines lose raw look. Remove skillet from heat and sprinkle on Cognac.
• Shell and devein shrimp. Put uncooked shrimp in container of food processor and add salt, pepper and nutmeg. Start processing while gradually adding cream.
• Spoon and scrape pureed shrimp mixture into mixing bowl. Add cooked langoustines plus any pan liquid and blend.
• Butter 2-quart glass loaf pan (9 by 5 by 3 inches) and spoon and scrape mixture into it. Smooth over top. Cut out rectangle of wax paper that will fit neatly over mixture. Butter it and place it buttered side down over mixture. Cover closely with foil.
• Set baking dish in basin of simmering water and place in oven. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Remove pate from water bath. Let cool to room temperature, then chill.
• Unmold and serve sliced with green sauce on the side.