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A Long Overdue Family Get Together

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My cousin is arriving from her Chocolate Hills in Bohol seminar. And this is the first in a very, very long time that we will get together again. I thought of preparing this appetizer to whet her appetite ready for lunch. Well, lunch's main dish is something I call, Lomo in black beans and tofu. In the meantime this is the appetizer recipe: Lotusflower's Shrimp Appetizer 1/2 kilo medium sized shrimps 1 cup le mon juice 1 cup flour 3 eggs, beaten Salt to taste the marinade 1/2 tsp freshly milled pepper Lime wedges vegetable oil for frying olive oil 1/2 cup Balsamic Vinegar for dip Peel and devein shrimps. Cut the back until it is spread open. In a large glass bowl, marinade shrimps together with the salt, pepper and lemon juice. Let stand for one hour. Remove from marinade and drain. Coat with egg and dip into the flour. Then deep fry in low fire until golden brown. Drain on the strainer. Sprinkle with freshly milled black pepper. Drizzle with extra virgin olive oil. Use ba

Shrimp Dumpling as appetizer for Noche Buena

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Shrimp & Green Onion Dumplings 1/2 kilo uncooked, peeled, deveined shrimp 3 green onions finely chopped 3 teaspoons of finely grated peeled fresh ginger 2 tablespoons of dry sherry 3 teaspoons of olive oil 2 teaspoons of chili oil 1 teaspoon of salt 1/2 teaspoon of white or black pepper 40 wonton skins 1 egg, slightly beaten To Prepare Filling: Combine all the first 8 ingredients to form the shrimp mixture. Brush wonton skin with egg. Place heaping teaspoonful of shrimp meat mixture in center of wonton skin. Prepare to steam on bamboo steamer. Steam for 20-30 minutes. Makes 40 appetizers. DIPPING SAUCE: 1/4 cup of soy sauce 1/4 cup balsamic or any cane vinegar 4 medium garlic cloves, minced