Shrimp Salad Hong Kong Style 香港式大蝦沙律

Shrimp Salad Hong Kong Style 香港式大蝦沙律

Ingredients:

  • 25 - 30 shrimps, about 1 1/2 - 2 lb (0.75 - 1 kg);
    2 hard boil eggs, cut to small cubes;
    1 1/2 cups potatoes, about 2 lb (1 kg), cut to 3/8" (1 cm) cubes;
    1 can fruit cocktail, about 1 cup, drain;
    12 slices English seedless cumumber;
    2 tomatos, 1 cut to slices and 1 cut to a rose;
    3/4 cup sour cream;
    3/4 cup mayonnaise;
    Half and half, if needed;
    Sea salt.

Recipe:

Serving for 4

  1. Clean and de-vein shrimps;
  2. Place in boiling water for 3 - 5 minutes, or until shrimps turn pink;
  3. Take it out, set aside to cool;
  4. Shell shrimps;
  5. Place eggs in cold water, cook to hard boil;
  6. Shell and cut to small cubes;
  7. Cook potatoes in water until they can be poked through with a stick;
  8. Take it out, set aside to cool;
  9. Peel and cut to 3/8" (1 cm) cubes;
  10. Peel a tomato like an apple in one long piece;
  11. Roll with the skin facing inside to form a rose;
  12. Mix sour cream and mayonnaise;
  13. Add potatoes and fruit cocktail;
  14. Sea salt, optional, adjust for taste;
  15. Transfer to a nice plate;
  16. Place cumcmber and tomato slices around for decoration;
  17. Layer shrimps on top of salad;
  18. Place in refrigerator for salad to settle;
  19. Top with rose made with tomato;
  20. Serve chill.

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