How To Make A Shrimp Essay
Think you are getting another one of my delicious shrimp recipes in this article? Well... you are, but only because grilled shrimp is always a winner as a recipe. You see, this recipe I am giving you focuses more on "attitude" rather than listing the ingredients and following cooking instructions. I will explain what I mean.
When we talk about Mediterranean food we are talking about an extremely particular style and a way of life. I come from a wonderful country: Spain. My family taught me the wonders of cooking since I was a toddler, and shrimp recipes were part of our weekly diet. Always fresh, of course!
So, you know that for grilled shrimp all you need is... a grill and shrimp. Well, very true. Grilling shrimp is fairly easy (I always …show more content…
Lots of it. Italian is fine, but I always go for Californian Chardonnay. All of my shrimp recipes are always accompanied by a good bottle (or two) of very good quality white wine. Prepare the atmosphere by playing in the background loud Latin music. Your hungry bunch will get even louder and that is exactly what we are looking for. On a small bowl prepare a mixture of olive oil, white wine vinegar, sea salt, pepper and the juice of one lemon.
Place your shrimp in wooden skewers and tell your fellow diners how you went about buying it and how you insisted it had to be as fresh as possible. They will love it, and they will start telling you and each other about their own shrimp recipes. It never fails. This is the time when you have to be smug and tell them about all the different grilled shrimp recipes you know. Remember, you are the master with this particular one!
Brush your shrimp with the oil mixture as they are cooking, two minutes on each side should be more than enough (or until the shells turn pink). Never overcook shrimp as it goes all rubbery. You can drizzle some of the white wine directly from the bottle onto the shrimp. It adds a great flavor and it is part of the Mediterranean style. Take the skewers out as the shrimp cooks, and offer them to your guests without worrying about politeness or appearances: remember we are having fun. Your shrimp will taste wonderful, believe me. Do not forget to eat some as you are cooking them as that is exactly how
When we talk about Mediterranean food we are talking about an extremely particular style and a way of life. I come from a wonderful country: Spain. My family taught me the wonders of cooking since I was a toddler, and shrimp recipes were part of our weekly diet. Always fresh, of course!
So, you know that for grilled shrimp all you need is... a grill and shrimp. Well, very true. Grilling shrimp is fairly easy (I always …show more content…
Lots of it. Italian is fine, but I always go for Californian Chardonnay. All of my shrimp recipes are always accompanied by a good bottle (or two) of very good quality white wine. Prepare the atmosphere by playing in the background loud Latin music. Your hungry bunch will get even louder and that is exactly what we are looking for. On a small bowl prepare a mixture of olive oil, white wine vinegar, sea salt, pepper and the juice of one lemon.
Place your shrimp in wooden skewers and tell your fellow diners how you went about buying it and how you insisted it had to be as fresh as possible. They will love it, and they will start telling you and each other about their own shrimp recipes. It never fails. This is the time when you have to be smug and tell them about all the different grilled shrimp recipes you know. Remember, you are the master with this particular one!
Brush your shrimp with the oil mixture as they are cooking, two minutes on each side should be more than enough (or until the shells turn pink). Never overcook shrimp as it goes all rubbery. You can drizzle some of the white wine directly from the bottle onto the shrimp. It adds a great flavor and it is part of the Mediterranean style. Take the skewers out as the shrimp cooks, and offer them to your guests without worrying about politeness or appearances: remember we are having fun. Your shrimp will taste wonderful, believe me. Do not forget to eat some as you are cooking them as that is exactly how