Avocado Cocktail
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Cooking time: 35 minutes for menu Cooking schedule: see below for menu instructions |
Avocado Cocktail Time: 10 minutes
1 avocado
1 stalk celery
6 - 8 olives, Kalamata or other choice
Cocktail Sauce
6 tbs ketchup
1 - 2 tbs prepared horseradish the kind you buy in a jar
2 tbs lemon juice
1/2 tbs Worcestershire sauce
Mix ketchup, 1 tbs horseradish, lemon and Worcestershire. Taste. Add the other tbs of horseradish if you like - or more, or some Tabasco sauce if you want it hot. I made it with 2 tbs horseradish Slice the celery on a diagonal to get nice big slices. Cube the avocado and scoop it out of the shells. Arrange the avocado on two plates. Spoon some cocktail sauce over the top. Sprinkle the celery slices on each and garnish with the olives. Serve.
Shrimp Creole over Brown Rice Time: 35 minutes - longer if you have to clean shrimp
shrimp, 12 oz (350gr) if cleaned, 1 lb (500 gr) if you have to clean them (don't do that - way too
much work!)
1 - 2 stalks celery
1 onion
1 green pepper a smallish one
1 can whole tomatoes, 15 oz (450 gr)
2 clove garlic
1 tbs olive oil
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp paprika
1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tbs tomato paste
3 - 4 (or more) dashes Tabasco sauce (optional)
Clean shrimp if necessary. Clean pepper and peel onion & garlic. Roughly chop celery and pepper, chop onion and finely chop garlic. Roughly chop tomatoes, reserving all liquid. Heat oil in medium non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add chili powder and paprika and sauté for 1 minute. Add celery, onion, and pepper and sauté for 5 minutes, until starting to become tender. Add garlic and sauté for 1 minute more. Add tomatoes and their juices, paste and sauces. Bring to a boil, stirring well. Reduce heat to low and simmer uncovered for 20 minutes until vegetables are done and sauce starts to thicken. Taste and adjust sauce - adding Tabasco if desired. Turn heat to medium and add shrimp. Cook shrimp until they start to curl and turn opaque, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and spoon over brown rice. Serve.
Brown Rice Time: 20 minutes or whatever your package says
2/3 cup brown rice - I use 'Uncle Ben's' which is all I can get and it is quick cooking. It looks like
brown Basmati and cooks in 15 minutes.
1 1/3 cups water or chicken stock (or half each) or whatever your rice calls for
1/2 tsp dried oregano
Cook rice according to package instructions adding the herbs with the stock or water. Fluff and serve.
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Cooking schedule: 35 minutes for menu |
Cover and simmer |
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