Shrimp Recipes: Shrimp Cocktail With A Difference And Rosemary Shrimp

One of the most delicious shrimp recipes is without a doubt the infamous shrimp cocktail. Here you will find a version of the cocktail with a twist. In order to get the right texture, it is important to steam your shrimp perfectly. In this recipe we add a spicy sauce and a heap of peppery greens to make delicious, indulgent and informal fast meal. The idea is to eat the shrimps one by one with your fingers. Add some halved or quartered flavor tomatoes and a few strips of grilled pepper, and make the sauce a feisty one.

For the spicy cocktail sauce:

- (makes approximately ½ pint (300ml)
- 300ml tomato ketchup
- several dashes of Tabasco sauce
- several dashes of Worcestershire sauce
- ½tbsp hot mango chutney or
- Chinese-style chili sauce
- Chopped fresh herbs
Combine the ingredients in a blender, and blend to a rough puree.

Rosemary Shrimp

A Mediterranean treatment for shrimp, with a few slivered black olives standing in for the extra virgin olive oil. If you can’t find fish stock, use chicken or vegetable.

3 dry pack sundried tomatoes, chopped (use scissors)
3 black olives in brine, drained and slivered off their stones
2 garlic cloves, crushed
2 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary leaves, or
1 tbsp dried rosemary
2 fl az (50ml) medium dry sherry
4 fl oz (100 ml) fish stock
several dashes of Worcestershire sauce
several dashes of Tabasco sauce
2 tbsp lemon juice
salt and pepper to taste
olive oil-water spray
1 lb (450g) jumbo shrimp peeled and de-veined
chopped fresh parsley to garnish

1) Combine all the ingredients, except the oil spray, shrimp and garnish

2) Spray a non-stick wok with the olive oil spray and heat. Tip in the shrimp, and stir-fry for 1 or 2 minutes until the shrimp are half cooked. Transfer to a plate.

3) Pour the herb-stock mixture into the wok, and boil down for 3 to 5 minutes, until just done. Do not overcook. Sprinkle with parsley and serve hot with rice, couscous or plenty of crusty bread, or cool, surrounded by quartered small flavor tomatoes and wedges of fresh peaches in season.