Grilled Shrimp with Crab Croquettes and Ratatouille Recipe
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
- Chop the vegetables very finely.
- Sweat the vegetables in the oil. Cool.
- Deglaze the pan with white wine and reduce until almost dry.
- In a bowl, combine the cold crabmeat with the mascarpone, mustard and mayonnaise.
- Blend in the cooked vegetables.
- Form into small balls.
- Dip in egg and roll in bread crumbs.
- Cook in a 200° C (400° F) oven for 7-10 minutes, depending on the size.
Ratatouille
- Cut all the vegetables into small cubes.
- Cook the vegetables in the oil and butter.
- Season with salt and pepper. Cook for about 10 minutes, leaving the vegetables slightly crisp.
- Add the basil leaves at the end of the cooking time. Correct the seasoning.
Shrimp
- Grill the shrimp for 1 minute on each side.
Presentation
- Place the ratatouille on plates.
- Arrange the crab croquettes and shrimp on top.
- Add a little pesto, if desired. Serve immediately.
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