How to make a frozen sea shake

To date, seafood is not considered an exotic dish. In almost every supermarket you can find a mixture of octopus, mussels, shrimp and squid. At the same time, the cocktail does not have to be expensive, the prices for it are relatively normal. However, it is not enough to purchase a similar composition, it is important to prepare it correctly. Like any other matter, the process includes a number of features that must be considered. We give practical recommendations and highlight important aspects.

How to choose a sea cocktail correctly

1. When buying seafood, pay attention to the place where they are located for sale. It can be an open refrigerator, a closed freezer or a special counter equipped with thin plates of ice (sprayed with ice water on top).
2. If possible, purchase frozen sea cocktail in specialized stores, whose main task is to sell quality goods. As a rule, such places have all the licenses and good storage equipment.
3. Before you get a sea cocktail, smell the contents of the package. In the cavity of the package should not be present characteristic ammonia or musty odor. At the slightest suspicion of damage, refuse to purchase goods.
4. After determining the smell, or rather its absence, carefully inspect the factory packaging. It must be on it must be the expiration date (day, month, year), date of production (up to h.), The manufacturer, supplier, address for feedback. In addition to the technical data should also indicate the composition and use.
5. Stop buying sea cocktail, which is located in the freezer above the permissible level. It is possible that the product has undergone a double freeze and, as a result, it could deteriorate during thawing. Choose a package that lies in the bottom or at the far wall of the chamber.
6. In order to properly assess the storage conditions in order to comply with them, consider each element of the sea cocktail through the transparent part of the plastic bag. If you find mussels stuck together among themselves, squid, etc., as well as the formation of large ice crystals, the product has previously been thawed. Refuse to purchase such a product.
7. Pay due attention directly to the products themselves. For example, octopuses should have a dark shade, and mussels, on the contrary, should not have black patches on the wings. At the same time, the regular-shaped shrimp resemble a comma (a point with a leg), while squids come in the form of even dense rings.

Sea Cocktail Soup

One of the most popular ways of cooking seafood is cooking. The process does not imply preliminary defrosting of the composition, the ingredients are sent to salt water for a short period of time.

• seafood - 470-500 gr. (1 package)
• white dry / semi-dry white wine - 120 ml.
• carrots - 1 pc.
• fresh green onions - 1 bunch
• onion - 1 pc.
• celery root - 1 pc.
• olive oil - 40 ml.
• pepper (peas) - 12 pcs.
• parsley - 0.5 bunch
• dill - 0.5 bunch

1. Peel the celery root and cut it into small pieces, if desired, you can rub the product on a large grater. Remove from the onions peel, chop. Wash the carrots, remove the top layer, rub on a medium grater.
2. Pour olive oil into the pan with a non-stick coating (you can substitute vegetable oil), put celery, carrots, onions, fry.
3. Pour filtered water into an enamel pan, add roasted vegetables there, stew on low power for a quarter of an hour. After the due date, strain the broth through 3 layers of gauze cloth or a colander.
4. Add wine to the prepared composition, put it on the stove again before boiling, reduce the heat, cook for 10 minutes. At this time proceed to the processing of seafood.
5. Place the cocktail in a colander, dab with running water, mix well to remove ice crystals and extraneous formations. After that, place the seafood in a deep bowl, pour over boiling water, wait 2 minutes.
6. Drain, send the ingredients into the broth. Slice the green onions, parsley and dill, also put in the pan.Simmer the soup for 7 minutes, turn off the stove.

Seafood Pizza

• pizza crust (base) - 1 pc. (diameter 30 cm.)
• seafood - 400 gr.
• tomato paste or ketchup - 40 gr.
• mayonnaise - 40 gr.
• olives or olives - 15 pcs.
• tomatoes - 2 pcs.
• hard cheese - 250-275 gr.
• milk - 70 ml.
• chicken egg - 1 pc.

1. Prepare pizza dough or use the purchase base. Make a few holes with a toothpick or kitchen fork.
2. Mix the tomato paste / ketchup with mayonnaise, brush with the resulting sauce cake, leave for 10 minutes to partially soak the dough. If necessary, increase the amount of sauce.
3. Wash the tomatoes, remove the stem, cut into very thin half rings. Remove pits from olives / olives, cut each fruit into 2 parts.
4. Send the sea shake to a colander, rinse with plenty of running water. Spread on a flat surface paper towels in 3-4 layers, put the ingredients on them to make the glass excess liquid.
5. Put the cocktail on the cake in a thin layer, if necessary, cut the composition into thin cubes or slices. Place olives between mussels and shrimps.Spread the half rings of tomatoes on top so that they cover the whole pizza.
6. Heat the oven to 190 degrees, send the cake there for 10 minutes. At this time, prepare the cheese mixture, which will cover the pizza.
7. Grate hard cheese on a fine grater, break 1 egg to it, pour in milk. Stir the resulting composition with a knife or fork until a uniform consistency.
8. Remove the pizza from the oven, spread the cheese over the surface with a tablespoon. Again, bake for 10 minutes until the top layer is completely melted.

Fried seafood with garlic

• garlic - 4 teeth
• sea ​​cocktail - 475-500 gr.
• Royal or medium shrimp - 225 gr.
• crushed sea salt - 50 gr.
• lemon - 1 pc.
• bay leaf - 5 pcs.
• pea pepper - 10 pcs.
• ground black pepper - 5 gr.
• olive oil - 80 ml.
• spicy tomato sauce - 55 gr.
• greens (fresh) - for decoration

1. Place the frozen shrimp in a colander, rinse under running water, remove the ice. Pour water into a saucepan, bring to a boil, add bay leaf, 30 gr. salt and pea pepper.
2. Send shrimp into the container, cook for about 7 minutes on low fire, the exact time is indicated by the manufacturer on the package (it all depends on the size of the product).
3. Peel the garlic, cut into thin slices. Heat the pan to the maximum mark, pour in olive or vegetable oil, send garlic cloves into the container.
4. Wash the cocktail under running water, put it on paper towels to drain excess liquid. After that, place the seafood in a pan to the garlic, fry on medium power for 6-8 minutes.
5. At this time, get the cooked shrimp, peel off the shell, add to the sea cocktail and garlic. Mix gently with a wooden spatula, pepper and salt (to taste). Add tomato sauce, mix again.
6. After roasting proceed to serving the dish. Put the fried sea cocktail on a square or round dish, sprinkle with lemon juice, sprinkle with chopped greens.

Seafood cocktail based pilaf

• Yellow onion - 1 pc.
• carrots - 1 pc. medium size
• steamed or long grain rice - 225 gr.
• vegetable or olive oil - 50 ml.
• Bulgarian red pepper - 1 pc.
• seafood - 450-475 gr. (1 package)

1. Remove the top layer from the carrot, wash the vegetable, and rub it on a fine grater. According to Pierre Ducane's diet, you can cook pilaf for this recipe without carrots, so this step can be skipped.
2. Peel off onions (allowed to use white or red), cut into small cubes. Pour the oil into the pan.
3. Send onion and carrots for roasting, wait until the composition has a golden hue. After that, chop the Bulgarian pepper, fry it for 5 minutes along with the previous composition.
4. Thoroughly wash the rice grains, after cleaning the liquid must be completely transparent. Pour 500 ml into the pan. filtered water, bring to a boil, reduce heat.
5. Send washed rice into the tank, cook it until ready. After the expiration date, turn off the burner, cover with a lid, leave to stand for a quarter of an hour.
6. Place sea cocktail in a colander, rinse ingredients with running water, dry with paper napkins or towels.
7. Put the seafood in a frying pan with onions, carrots and peppers. Pass the garlic through a press or chop into thin slices, add to the previous composition.
8. Pour 100 ml into the pan. drinking water, salt, pepper, turn on the stove and bring to a boil. Add cooked rice, simmer on low heat for another 7 minutes.

Seafood with mushrooms

• Cream fat content from 30% - 400 ml.
• oyster mushrooms or champignons - 425-450 gr.
• seafood cocktail - 900 gr.
• wheat flour - 110 gr.
• Butter - 130 gr.
• onion - 3 pcs.
• bay leaf - 7 pcs.
• hard cheese - 430 gr.

1. Wash the sea cocktail under running water, leave the product to drain in a colander. Pour purified water into a wide enamel pan, add salt, pepper to taste, bay leaf. Bring to a boil, then send the seafood to a container, boil for about 7 minutes, turn off the hob and drain the broth.
2. Peel the onions, chop them into squares or thin half-rings. Wash oyster mushrooms or champignons, peel, chop. Mix the mushrooms and onions, add butter to the pan, wait for the composition to melt, fry until done.
3. After that, pour out the heavy cream, salt and pepper. Send here the pre-boiled seafood cocktail, add wheat or flax flour, mix.
4. Tomit composition for about 5 minutes, then prepare a deep baking dish. Put the cooked mixture into it, cover with grated cheese.Preheat oven to 180-190 degrees, send the composition there. Bake for 10 minutes until the cheese is completely melted.

Seafood Vegetable Salad

• Bulgarian sweet pepper - 2 pcs.
• seafood cocktail - 600 gr.
• Iceberg salad - 100 gr.
• garlic - 4 teeth
• chicken egg - 3 pcs.
• Tomato - 4 pcs.
• Corn oil - 70 ml.
• Russian cheese - 175 gr.
• mayonnaise - 80 gr.

1. Boil chicken eggs, peel them from the shell, cool and cut into small cubes.
2. Wash the bell pepper, chop it into strips. Remove stalks from tomatoes, chop them into squares, mix with eggs and pepper.
3. Wash the lettuce leaves, tear them with your hands, send to the previous composition.
4. Put the sea cocktail in a colander, dab well with running water to remove excess ice. Cook the product in boiling salted water, drain the broth, cool.
5. Skip garlic cloves through a press or chop into thin slices. Mix corn oil and mayonnaise into a homogeneous mass, add garlic to the sauce.
6. Combine all the ingredients together, rub the cheese on a large grater, add it to the salad. Mix everything thoroughly, season with the resulting sauce (mayonnaise, oil, garlic). Add greens if desired.

Sea cocktail is considered to be a universal product.On its basis, prepare the first and second courses, salads. The composition can be used as an independent snack, it all depends on personal preferences. Experiment, adapt recipes "for yourself", enjoy the exquisite taste.

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