Shrimp Aspic Recipes

SHRIMP MOLD

Steps:

• Heat soup in a small saucepan or in a microwave oven.
• In a medium bowl, stir gelatin into cold water. Mix hot tomato soup into the gelatin liquid.
• In a medium size mixing bowl, combine cream cheese and mayonnaise together. Mix soup mixture into the mayonnaise and cream cheese mixture. Mix well. Add shrimp, celery, and green onions.
• Spoon the mixture into a 1 quart mold and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, but preferably overnight. Unmold onto a serving plate before serving.

TOMATO ASPIC

Steps:

• Fully dissolve gelatin in boiling water in a mixing bowl.
• Combine vegetable juice, worcestershire sauce, bay leaf, and cloves in a saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer 10 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaf and cloves.
• Stir onion and celery into vegetable juice.
• Pour vegetable juice mixture over dissolved gelatin; stir gently to blend.
• Refrigerate until set completely, about 1 hour.

TOMATO-SHRIMP ASPIC SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water. Add tomato sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, salt and pepper and mix well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until partially set partially set.
• When partially set, fold in celery, green onions and shrimp.
• Spray a decorative bowl lightly with nonstick spray. Fill with gelatin mixture, cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until set.
• To serve, unmold on bed of lettuce and garnish with mayonnaise.
• Instead of using a mold, pour into lightly sprayed 8-inch square pan, cover and refrigerate until set, and cut into squares to serve.

SHRIMP ASPIC

Steps:

• Soften gelatin in cold water for five minutes, then heat to melt completely.
• Add lemon juice and cool.
• Before it congeals, add mayonnaise, salt to taste and mix well.
• Add remaining ingredients, mix thoroughly but lightly to preserve the shape of the shrimps.
• Lightly spray mold with cooking spray (or lightly oil with vegetable oil) and transfer mixture to mold.
• Chill until firm.
• Unmold onto salad greens.
• Serve with additional mayonnaise.

SHRIMP IN ASPIC WITH SAUCE VIERGE

Steps:

• Soften gelatin in wine. Heat stock to boil; remove from heat and stir in gelatin to dissolve completely.
• Heat 3 cups clam juice to boiling; add shrimp; reduce heat and poach one minute. Cool shrimp in the liquid.
• Sprinkle each of eight 1/2-cup molds with 1 teaspoon chives. Arrange three shrimp in each mold over the chives. Fill molds with aspic and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
• To serve, unmold on cold plates and pass warm Sauce Vierge.

CHICKEN ASPIC

Steps:

• Prepare an ice bath; set aside. In a medium saucepan, combine consomme and gelatin. Let stand until gelatin is soft, about 10 minutes. Place over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, stirring until gelatin is completely dissolved, about 30 seconds. Transfer to ice bath; and let stand, stirring occasionally, until room temperature.