Shrimp Dip

Serves

Six to eight people (as a starter).

Hardware

• Mixing bowl

Ingredients

8	oz		shrimp, peeled
8	oz		cream cheese
2	Tblsp		mayonnaise
1/2	Tblsp		brown mustard
1/2	Tblsp		Worcesteshire sauce
1 1/2	Tblsp		dried chives
1 1/2	Tblsp		dried parsley

Procedure

1. Boil the shrimp, drain, let cool, and chop into small chunks.


2. Mash all the ingredients together with a fork.

Notes

This recipe originally called for canned, chopped clams; it’s delicious that way, too.

I always prefer to cook my own shrimp, but you could use pre-cooked shrimp – if you don’t mind them being bland, rubbery, and dried-out.

You can boil the shrimp in plain water, in water with a bit of lemon juice, or in beer; I prefer the latter.

Unlike most boiled shrimp, Old Bay Seasoning isn’t really appropriate here; it lends the wrong flavor.

Rating

Difficulty: Very easy.

Time: About 15 minutes.

Precision: 2.

Source

My mother; she got it from somewhere – probably a cook book or magazine – back in the early 1960’s. I changed it from clams to shrimp.