Bloody Mary Poached Shrimp
Bloody Mary Poached Shrimp
Ingredients
1 (32-oz.) bottle
Bloody Mary mix, divided
2
1/2 lbs. medium peeled, deveined raw shrimp, tails optional
4 cups ice
1/2 cup cocktail
sauce
1/3 cup (2 2/3
oz.) vodka
1/3 cup olive
oil
1/3 cup fresh
lemon juice (from 2 lemons)
1 Tbsp. hot sauce
(such as Tabasco)
1
Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp. celery
seeds
1 tsp. black
pepper
1 cup thinly
sliced celery (from about 2 celery stalks)
1 cup thinly
vertically sliced sweet onion (from 1 small onion)
Garnishes: celery leaves,
lemon slices, lime slices, pickled okra, dilly beans, and/or pitted green
olives
Directions
Cook shrimp:
Place 1 cup water and 3
cups of the Bloody Mary mix in a large saucepan; bring to a boil over high.
Remove from heat. Add
shrimp; cover and let stand until shrimp are barely opaque in centers, about 8
minutes.
Immediately stir ice into
shrimp mixture to stop cooking; let stand until shrimp are cool, about 5
minutes. Drain shrimp, and pat dry.
Make marinade:
Stir together cocktail
sauce, vodka, oil, lemon juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire, celery seeds,
pepper, and remaining 1 cup Bloody Mary mix in a large bowl or a large
heavy-duty ziplock plastic freezer bag.
Chill shrimp:
Stir shrimp, sliced
celery, and onion into cocktail sauce mixture. Cover (or seal bag), and place
in refrigerator to marinate at least 8 hours or, preferably, up to 24 hours.
Serve:
Transfer shrimp mixture
to a large serving bowl. Top with desired garnishes, and serve immediately.
(The dish can be made in advance. Store, covered, in refrigerator up to 3
days.)
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