Shelley's shrimp dip
Every once in a while I'll come across something exquisite that is fun to share with readers.
This one came in the form of Shelley's shrimp dip.
After only a slight bit of prodding, she shared the secret recipe with me.
E-mail from Shelley:
(She credits Paul Prudhomme)
Sauté a chopped small bell pepperin butter and garlic and about 2 tbsp. dried basil.
Add as many rinsed shrimp as you can afford (a mixture of baby shrimp and the larger ones for
effect works well) untillthe shrimp turn pink.
Glop a mixture of half mayo and half sour cream onto cooled shrimp and pepper.
Add as much ground cayenne pepper it takes to turn the dip a light pink or as hot as
you can stand it.
Chill for at least an hour and prepare to have a lot of new best friends.
Comments
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Posted by: lois lane | January 27, 2008 09:23 AM