North Sea Shrimp Cocktail

Name: North Sea Shrimp Cocktail
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 100 g mayonnaise (from the jar); 100 g soured cream; 2 tbsp tomato ketchup; 1 tbsp brandy; 1 tsp lemon juice; 1 pinch cayenne pepper; salt to taste; pepper to taste; 300 g North Sea brown shrimp (peeled); 1 piece small round lettuce; 1 piece lemon; 2 tbsp chopped dill; 4 slice white toasting bread

A German classic from Lower Saxony: in Cuxhaven the small North Sea brown shrimp are peeled, and from there they travel to the starter plates as a delicate cocktail. The pink shrimp lie on crisp strips of lettuce in a creamy, gently piquant sauce of mayonnaise, soured cream and tomato ketchup. A squeeze of lemon, fresh dill and warm toast round everything off.

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Cook time

25 min

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Servings

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Ingredients

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Nutrition

per serving

390 kcal

Calories

18 g

Protein

27 g

Fat

16 g

Carbs

Ingredients

For 4 servings

Estimated cost~€7.35 · ~€1.85/serving

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Instructions

1
Stir the mayonnaise, the soured cream and the tomato ketchup smooth in a bowl. Stir in the brandy and the lemon juice and season the sauce with cayenne pepper, salt and pepper.
2
Carefully fold the North Sea brown shrimp into the sauce so that they stay whole. Cover the bowl and leave the cocktail to chill and steep in the fridge.
3
Wash the lettuce, spin it dry and cut it into fine strips. Cut the lemon into wedges.
4
Divide the strips of lettuce between four glasses or small bowls and spoon the shrimp cocktail on top.
5
Toast the bread golden brown and halve the slices diagonally.
6
Scatter the cocktail with the chopped dill and serve at once with the lemon wedges and the warm toast.