Move over shrimp cocktail!
Creamy Shrimp Dip With Shallots, Dill, and Lemon
I'll turn nearly anything into an excuse to eat seafood. Feeling sad? Nothing a trip to the raw bar can't fix. Happy? Let's celebrate the good times with some oceanic exoskeletons. Away on vacation? Time to immerse ourselves in a new culture...by ingesting local marine bugs. Home alone? Crustaceans count as company! That's just how my mind works.
So you can imagine that when I'm thinking about a good dip to serve at a party, I skip right past the countless bean spreads and cheesy dips that most people make and decide on a shrimp dip instead. The fact that it has shrimp in it may make some think it's more complicated than those other options, but that's not so. It's as easy as poaching some shrimp, chopping them up, then mixing them with a handful of other ingredients.
The second is to invert the cooking process. The standard procedure for poaching shrimp is to add them to simmering water, then pluck them out as soon as they're done. The problem there is that the shrimp come out a little tougher from the high heat, and there's a risk of overcooking them—they go from perfectly cooked to rubbery in a matter of moments.
I mix all of that with equal parts mayonnaise and sour cream and fold in minced fresh herbs, like parsley, dill, and chives. Some ground coriander adds a great aromatic note, and minced preserved horseradish adds some warmth.
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