BASIC COCKTAIL SAUCE RECIPE FOR SHRIMP AND CRAB. CREOLE COCKTAIL SAUCE RECIPE.. TEN GREAT COOKING TIPS

BASIC COCKTAIL SAUCE RECIPE

FOR SHRIMP AND CRAB COCKTAIL SAUCE  RECIPE

CREOLE COCKTAIL SAUCE  RECIPE

TEN GREAT COOKING TIPS

 COOKING TIPS

1-How long do you grill chicken pieces? In the oven 325 for 20 minutes On the top oven grill medium temperature until the skin is brown and the middle is not pink.

2-What type of potato is best for mash potatoes?

Most Chefs and home cooks recommend Russet potatoes for mashing, as they give the best flavor and texture. However, most any potatoes may be used. I have had delicious Alaskan Golden mashed potatoes, as well as new Red potatoes. But my favorite is still the Russet. 

The best potato in my opinion  are  Maris Piper, they have a fluffier texture and make great mash

Note: Potatoes called 'baking potatoes,' do not usually cook down to a soft texture, and therefore are not as nice to use as other potatoes.

3- What types of fish has omega 3?

 Eating fish can provide an excellent source of Omega-3 fatty acids. Fatty fish  have more Omega 3- such as Salmon, Trout, Tuna, Sardine and  Sea  bass.

Health benefits  of  Omega-3 fatty acids includes. decrease heart disease,

lowers  blood pressure,  prevent arthritis,  prevent abnormal heart rhythms

and  promote healthy brain function

4- How do you pulverize sugar?

To "pulverize" means to grind to a powder. Sugar can be "pulverized" by grinding it in a food processor or in the spinning-blade.

5- How do you make caramel stick to apples?

Splash the out at the apples with hot water to remove the wax that growers put on them before they are sent/ distributed  to market. 

6-What is a serving? (of fruits or vegetables)

• 1 cup fruit or 100% fruit juice
• 1/2 cup dried fruit
• 1 cup raw or cooked vegetables or vegetable juice
• 2 cups raw leafy greens

7-What is Raw foodism? There are 2 types

(a)  Raw veganism and (b) Raw vegetarianism.

 A raw vegan diet consists of unprocessed, raw plant foods that have not been heated above 46 °C (115 °F)- they believed foods cooked above this temperature have lost much of their nutritional value and are less healthy or even harmful to the body. Typical foods include fruit, vegetables, nuts, seeds and sprouted grains and legumes.

8- What about lactose intolerant ? One study, comparing the effects of consuming either pasteurized, or homogenized/ OR  pasteurized, OR  unpasteurized milk,

showed that pasteurized and homogenized/pasteurized milk might have an increased ability to cause  allergic reactions in patients allergic to milk

9-How to get maximum protein in beans?-  Soak mung beans in water until bean sprouts are formed. During germination a protein synthesis occur and makes the  bean sprouts have 119% higher protein than in its original bean form. “Silica”, a nutrient in sprouts can help makes hair healthier and reduce baldness.

 10-How to make rice stays fresh and last longer. Wash rice until clean, add in water plus 3 pieces  cloves and a pinch of salt, mix well, then put to boil in a rice cooker.

COCKTAIL SAUCE  is one of several types of cold or room temperature sauces often served as part of the dish(es) referred to as seafood cocktail .

Some use ketchup mixed with prepared horseradish, chili sauce, mayo  or a spicier tomato based sauce.

Cocktail sauce is popularly served with steamed shrimp, fried squids and seafood on the half shell.

Prawn cocktail is a seafood dish consisting of "shelled prawns with cocktail sauce” like mayonnaise and tomato dressing.  It was the most popular of  hors d’oeuvre  in Great Britain from the 1960s to the late 1980s.

Horseradish

The term "horseradish" or "prepared horseradish" to refer to the grated root of the horseradish plant mixed with vinegar. Prepared horseradish is white to creamy-beige in colour. It will keep for months refrigerated but eventually will start to darken, indicating it is losing flavour and should be replaced

In folk medicine against cold, a teaspoonful of grated (fresh) horseradish mixed with honey will clear one's nose in a few minutes. Also good for bronchitis and in growing toe nails

1)HOW TO MAKE BASIC COCKTAIL SAUCE
Ingredients

14 tbsp ketchup

4 tbsp horseradish

4 tbsp lemon juice

Mix all three ingredients above and stir vigorously

Add In :

½ stick celery- chiffanade (fine paper thin slices)

Tabasco sauce and salt to taste

Refrigerate for one hour to chill and serve

Lemon wedges-  optional

2)HOW TO MAKE COCKTAIL SAUCE RECIPE

FOR SHRIMPS OR CRABS

Ingredients

2 cups ketchup

5-10 tsp horseradish

Tabasco sauce or cayenne pepper

½ cup  mayonnaise ( or more)

Sweet pickle relish- minced

Mix well all the above ingredients- sauce is now ready

Garnish- parsley / scallion (spring onion)  / coriander (optional).

Tips:

Place the cocktail sauce in the center of a dish of alternating shrimp and crab sticks / filaments.

Keep sauce in a clean jar and store in the fridge for up to a month.

Prepare just enough cocktail sauce for one time us. Add spice as desired.

 3) HOW TO MAKE CREOLE  COCKTAIL SAUCE

Mix in a bowl:,

juice from half a lemon with

1 cup tomato juice

Finely chopped half cup celery and place in a bowl

Add in> 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

    1 tbsp pepper sauce

     2 tbsp horseradish

Stir in ingredients and mix well. Serve as dip for shrimps