If it helps, think of this as a shrimp pate.
Try varying the amounts of each ingredient if you like.
Its hard to hurt this recipe.
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This shrimp paste is surprisingly versatile.
Standing at the open refrigerator door."
EVIE: “Shrimp paste is one of those things Charlestonians eat from an early age.
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It was served at every party we went to, and I mean every party!
When Stephen and I first met, he told me he could make his own shrimp paste.
This was very impressive to me.
I didnt really cook anything in my twenties.
Luckily this recipe is NOT what he made me all those years ago.
It is much better!”
STEPHEN: “This is a tough way to find out my old shrimp paste was awful.
And yet, you still married me.”
When the water is at a rolling boil, add the shrimp and cook for 3 minutes .
Drain in a colander and then immediately place them in the ice bath.
(This will shock them and keep them from overcooking and turning tough.)
When the shrimp have cooled, drain them, then peel and devein them (see the sidebar).
Finely dice the shrimp, putting them in a medium bowl.
Add the onion, then add the mayonnaise, mixing them thoroughly with the shrimp.
Hit the mixture with a few dashes of Tabasco and salt and pepper to taste.
Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Recipe Note
- FromDoes This Taste Funny?
Recipes Our Family Lovesby Stephen Colbert and Evie McGee Colbert.
Reprinted by permission of Celadon Books, a division of Macmillan Publishing Group.
