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Grilled Shrimp with Crab Croquettes and Ratatouille Recipe
 
 
Grilled Shrimp with Crab Croquettes and Ratatouille
Roland Ménard, Manoir Hovey, North Hatley, Québec
Roland Ménard, Manoir Hovey, North Hatley, Québec
Flavors of the Eastern Townships
Total time: 30 to 60 minutes

Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
 

 
Difficulty: Easy
Chef's Note

Recipe by Roland Menard of Manoir Hovey

Ingredients
For 4 servings

Crab croquettes
- 300 g (10 oz.) crabmeat, drained
- 1/2 stalk celery
- 1/4 green pepper
- 1 shallot
- 1/2 clove garlic
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 50 ml (3 tbsp.) white wine
- 50 ml (3 Tbsp.) mascarpone cheese
- 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
- 50 ml (3 Tbsp.) mayonnaise
- 1 egg
- 100 ml (6 Tbsp.) bread crumbs
- 50 ml (3 Tbsp.) all-purpose flour

Ratatouille
- 25 ml (5 tsp.) vegetable oil
- 25 g (5 tsp.) butter
- 1 zucchini
- 1 small eggplant
- 2 tomatoes
- 100 g (3 1/2 oz.) red onion
- 1/2 red pepper
- 1 clove of garlic
- 4 basil leaves, finely chopped

Shrimp
- 12 peeled tiger shrimp 15/18

Optional
- pesto
Method

Crab Croquettes

  1. Chop the vegetables very finely.
  2. Sweat the vegetables in the oil. Cool.
  3. Deglaze the pan with white wine and reduce until almost dry.
  4. In a bowl, combine the cold crabmeat with the mascarpone, mustard and mayonnaise.
  5. Blend in the cooked vegetables.
  6. Form into small balls.
  7. Dip in egg and roll in bread crumbs.
  8. Cook in a 200° C (400° F) oven for 7-10 minutes, depending on the size.

Ratatouille

  1. Cut all the vegetables into small cubes.
  2. Cook the vegetables in the oil and butter.
  3. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 10 minutes, leaving the vegetables slightly crisp.
  4. Add the basil leaves at the end of the cooking time. Correct the seasoning.

Shrimp

  1. Grill the shrimp for 1 minute on each side.

Presentation

  1. Place the ratatouille on plates.
  2. Arrange the crab croquettes and shrimp on top.
  3. Add a little pesto, if desired. Serve immediately.
 
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