It is worth noting that a sea cocktail is a very convenient thing. Firstly, this product is not so expensive. Secondly, seafood is a dietary dish that is both nutritious and rich in protein, phosphorus and other vitamins and minerals. A sea cocktail will be very useful for those who carefully monitor their weight, afraid of "eating too much." Thirdly, it’s difficult for kids to make them eat fish as such, but they will certainly like the options from a sea cocktail. And fourthly, from it you can cook a variety of dishes that will take their rightful place on the festive and everyday table.
You can buy a ready-made sea cocktail , i.e. prepacked. In the package you will find assorted sea "reptiles": mussels, squid, shrimp, octopus. But if you, for example, adore shrimps, and octopuses are not to your liking, you can independently "work" on making an author's sea cocktail right in the store, acquiring for him those products that you will later enjoy with pleasure.
Sea cocktail: how to cook a salad with it
Throw a sea cocktail in boiling water and cook for several minutes. Over time, it is important not to overdo it, otherwise seafood will become harsh (especially squid). Therefore, five minutes will be more than enough.
Slice the red bell pepper into thin strips. Beat olive oil (1 tablespoon), mayonnaise (1 tablespoon) and 1-2 cloves of garlic squeezed through a press. It will be a cocktail dressing.
Discard the prepared sea cocktail in a colander, pour cold water over it, as you do with pasta, and mix with pepper. Sprinkle the mixture with lemon juice. Put lettuce leaves on the serving plates, lay the salad on top of them with a slide and pour each serving with dressing. On top decorate your sea cocktail with a slice of lemon or lime, red eggs and leaves of fresh herbs.
Such a salad also has variations. A more refined and hearty salad will be a cocktail salad with chicken, seafood and avocado. Seafood can either be boiled as in the previous version, or a little fry in a pan. Cut the chicken fillet into thin strips and fry until golden brown (you can simply boil it). Peel the avocado and cut into cubes. To fill this version of the salad with a sea cocktail should be a mixture of soy sauce, chopped garlic, lime juice and green onions.
Sea cocktail: how to cook julienne with it
Seafood (400 g) toss in a pot of cold water, put on fire and wait until it boils. Now add salt, toss a few peas of black pepper and a bay leaf. Two minutes later, throw off a sea cocktail in a colander.
Melt butter (70 g) in a frying pan and fry 2 finely chopped onion heads until golden brown. Put a sea cocktail onion , mix everything, add flour (2 tablespoons) and pour cream (250 ml). As soon as the contents of the pan begin to boil, salt, pepper to taste and add a pinch of nutmeg. Stir and immediately turn off the heat.
Spread the future julienne in coconut dishes, sprinkle each portion on top with grated cheese and put everything in an oven preheated to 200 degrees. Bake until golden brown on the cheese - practice shows that it takes about 15 minutes.
Sea cocktail: how to cook rice with it
Sea cocktail with rice is a nutritious and tasty dish that is perfect for a regular or romantic dinner, and as a hot meal on the festive table. Boil a glass of well-washed rice so that it turns out friable, i.e. take twice as much water (2 cups), and throw the groats not in cold water, but in boiling and salted water. You can also add a spoonful of olive oil.
Finely chop the onion head. Cut one carrot into thin strips or grate it in a special Korean carrot grater. Grind bell pepper in the form of straws, and pass two garlic cloves through a press.
Heat vegetable oil in a pan and toss the onion with garlic. Pass a couple of minutes over medium heat. Now add the carrots and fry for another 5 minutes. Then comes the turn of bell pepper, as well as canned corn without liquid (3 tablespoons). Salt, pepper to taste, mix the contents of the pan. After another 5 minutes, pour in dry white wine (a quarter cup) and cook until it evaporates, that is, 3-4 minutes. Now put the finished rice, chopped fresh herbs and seafood (200 g) in a pan. Mix everything carefully, bring to a boil and cook for another 5 minutes.
Now you know everything about a sea cocktail - how to cook and what to serve. Bon Appetit!