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Potted shrimp
- Prep time:
- 15 mins, plus chilling time
- Cook time:
- 5 mins
- Serves:
- 6
Tom Parker Bowles' make-ahead starter encapsulates age-old elegance
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Ingredients
- 170g unsalted Butter
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1/2 tsp ground mace
- 1/2 tsp ground cayenne pepper
- 1 small Bay leaves
- 450 g peeled brown shrimps
- brown bread, to serve
- 3 Lemons, cut into wedges
Method
1. In a saucepan melt the butter then add the ground black pepper, mace, cayenne pepper and bay leaf. Allow the mixture to cool until it is just warm. Remove the bay leaf.2. Put the shrimps into 6 ramekins. Cover with the spiced butter and a little salt. Put the mixture into the fridge and chill until set.
4. Griddle brown bread until toasted and serve warm with the potted shrimp and a wedge of lemon.
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Dear Tom, I was interested to see your recipe for potted shrimps. I must express my concern over the fact that you don't cook the shrimps, Brown shrimps are usualy hand peeled and can pick up harmfull bacteria, cooking renders them more safe. James