Recipe of the day!!

[noxious.sunshine]

I made a recipe thread and it got ignored. That's so not cool.

I -might- dig it up and re-post my recipes. Should you be so lucky.

EDIT:

Aight. So I don't measure things unless I'm baking like breads or desserts or something,wwhatever I list as ingredients will have no amount because I do it all "to taste". Gives you the freedom to use as much or as little as you want or omit something completely.

Now then..

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail:

Frozen, shell & tail on, deveined shrimp
Tomatoes
Cucumber
Avocado
Jalepeno
Onion
Cilantro
Garlic
Butter (optional)
Clamato Brand Tomato Juice Cocktail
Limes
Tostadas

Chop all veggies and dump in a big serving bowl.

Either sautee the shrimp in butter, or boil it in salted water. If sauteeing, you can also sautee the onion, garlic, and jalepeno with it if you want.

Let shrimp cool and peel, removing the tails & dumping the shrimp into the bowl as well.

Pour just enough Clamato juice over the veggies & shrimp to cover & squeeze in the juices from the limes.

Toss gently to combine, add salt & pepper if wanted. Serve in individual bowls with Tostadas for dipping.

Mexican restaurants usually use ketchup & lime juice, but it's nasty. This was how I learned to make it in Phoenix.

If you don't want the cocktail to be spicy, remove some or all of the seeds & membrane from the jalepenos before you chop them.

It tastes best freshly made, but can be stored in the fridge as well. Wwarning.. The shrimp -will- absorb the color from the juice and turn a brighter red/pink after a few hours or so.