you are one awesome food artist!
While waiting on the new crown for my mouth soft foods are on the menu lately. This is a hearty Seafood Salad without too much fats.
I pulled a Ketchn and didn't think to take a picture of the peeled shrimp or when they were boiling, now I'm playing Catch-up. So I used liquid crab boil to season the shrimp boil water just so the shrimp have some added flavor. Maybe 3-4Tbls. After a quick 90 second good boil I pull the shrimp from the boiling water right into ice water to stop further cooking. If you have never had shrimp boiled like this when you do you will NEVER boil them in the shell again. They are soft, fluffy, magnum amounts of shrimp flavor. They melt in your mouth, you will find yourself slowing down eating them to savor the flavor explosion. I used 1.5#'s of Jumbo Shrimp.
We buy the Mock Crab at Sam's then break up the large package and vacuum pack it portions consumable in a couple of meals. I cut the shrimp up in 3-4 pieces, shred the Mock Crab by hand so it's a bit irregular in size. After all the seafood is placed on the side till needed. That's about 12 ounces of Mock Crab meat.
A real fine dice keeps the aromatics flavoring but not overpowering while chewing a fork full of Seafood Salad.
Beginning with Mayo I put about a cup in the bowl then add 1/4 cup of the Garlic Aoli. A 1/3 cup of the Horseradish Spread (milder than Prepared Horseradish) a good two handed squirt of Catsup, several shakes of Worcestershire 4-5, about 5 shakes of Crystal, 1Tbls Garlic Oil. All this gets mixed well in the bowl first. After mixing the first Salt & Pepper to taste happens. Then I use a slotted ladle to take the hot pasta out of the water right into the sauce. Do not drain and rinse your pasta. The wet pasta helps to strech the sauce instead of floating everything in Mayo. The pasta takes up the sauce much like hot potatoes take up the Mayo when making potato salad.
After adding the hot pasta the aromatics are combined then all the seafood is incorporated. A taste test is done again discovering more salt & pepper along with some Crystal was needed. For some reason I always add the parsley leaves last. Some Paprika sprinkled on top makes for a attractive presentation.
This bowl and another was smoked before I knew it. This goes down easy. I hope you enjoy.
If I die from a Deadly Sin it will be Gluttony!
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you are one awesome food artist!
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Looks awesome
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That pretend crab from Sams is pretty darn good stuff and priced right as well , the sushi chef at ours turned me on to it .
My crab salad is for sure not as nice as yours ….
But I have been known to beat up the store made versions…..
Looks VERY tasty sir
Maybe next time I make one I will show y’all, it involves quite a list of ingredients though , just saying
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Hungry now… yes indeed! I will be trying this. Never made my own but do like me some
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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery! Yes… I went home and put me some together! My photos are not as put together but let me tell you… AWESOME is what this is! rojoguio… this is one of the best seafood salads I have ever eaten… Thank you Sir!
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Awesomeness!
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rojoguio - excellent presentation on how you put this fine dish together. Thanks for your attention to detail with the individual pictures. Will definitely try this very soon. I don't do Sams, Costco, etc. because I'm not paying anyone a membership to shop in their store. Fine ingredients you used, works for me.
Being from West Texas with a family going all the way back to the Republic of Texas, we enjoy such things. Thanks for your post.
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