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This recipe can easily be halved. It can also be doubled easily. — JJ | This recipe can easily be halved. It can also be doubled easily. — JJ | ||
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Revision as of 10:41, 5 May 2012
Description
This recipe can easily be halved. It can also be doubled easily. — JJ From "Catsrecipes Y-Group"[1]
- Makes 6 cups
Ingredients
- 7½ cups water
- 2½ pounds unpeeled, medium shrimp
- ½ green bell pepper, finely chopped
- ½ large onion, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce, such as Tabasco
- garnish: cooked, peeled shrimp
Directions
- Bring water to a boil, add shrimp and cook 3 to 5 minutes or just until shrimp turn pink.
- Drain and rinse with cold water; peel shrimp, devein and finely chop.
- Add bell pepper, onion and garlic to shrimp.
- Beat cream cheese and next 4 ingredients until fluffy.
- Stir into shrimp mixture.
- Chill, but remove from refrigerator 30 to 60 minutes before serving.
- Garnish, if desired, with whole shrimp.
- Serve with crackers, chips and fresh vegetables or fill small pastry shells or celery sticks with the mixture.
- ↑ "Catsrecipes Y-Group" http://Groups.Yahoo.Com/Group/Catsrecipes/ Catsrecipes Y-Group
