A step-by-step recipe with a photo of cooking eggs stuffed with shrimps. An exquisite treat for the festive table. Selection of products, calorie content and video recipe.
Stuffed eggs are a delicious and easy to prepare snack. Therefore, they are very popular for the festive table. Even those who are far from the kitchen can cope with the recipe for making stuffed eggs. Indeed, for the dish, you only need to boil the eggs, peel, cut into two halves, get the yolk and stuff the protein. But fillings for snacks can be very diverse. It depends on the imagination of the cook and the availability of food in the refrigerator. Today we will make eggs stuffed with shrimps.
The dish is prepared very quickly and easily, which is especially good when guests are on the doorstep. The main thing is to have all the products in stock. An appetizer will decorate every table. She looks festive and worthy of any festive event. Although you can pamper your family with it on a weekday. It is light and appetizing, so everyone will appreciate it, especially seafood lovers. The appetizer is a wonderful combination of all products. Cilantro brings a pleasant freshness note, and mustard has a spicy taste. The latter can be replaced with mayonnaise, sour cream or lemon juice. Shrimp can be used fresh or cooked-frozen, small to medium size. And if you replace them with crabs or crayfish, the snack will be even tastier.
See also How to Make Spinach Cheese Stuffed Eggs.
- Caloric content per 100 g - 149 kcal.
- Servings - 3
- Cooking time - 30 minutes
Ingredients:
- Eggs - 3 pcs.
- Cilantro - 2 branches
- Boiled and frozen shrimps - 6 pcs.
- Grain French mustard - 1 tsp
- Crab sticks - 3 pcs.
Step-by-step cooking of eggs stuffed with shrimps, recipe with photo:
1. Boil eggs hard-boiled. To do this, put them in a container of cold water and boil. Reduce heat to medium and simmer for 8 minutes. To make it easier to peel the eggs from the shell, add a small pinch of salt to the water during cooking. After that, transfer them to ice water, which is changed several times. This will help the eggs to peel easily without damaging the whites. it should be smooth. A detailed step-by-step recipe with a photo of how to cook hard-boiled eggs can be found on the pages of the site using the search bar.
2. Cut the peeled eggs in half lengthwise.
3. Remove the yolks from the eggs and place them in a deep bowl.
4. Mash the yolks with a fork.
5. You should have a crumb of yolks. If you want the mass to be more homogeneous, grind it with a blender.
6. Defrost crab sticks naturally at room temperature. Do not use a microwave oven for this, otherwise the taste of the product will deteriorate. Then chop the sticks finely or grate.
7. Wash the cilantro greens, dry with a paper towel and finely chop.
8. In a bowl of yolks, add chopped cilantro with crab sticks and add grain mustard.
9. Stir the filling products well to distribute them evenly. Pour shrimps with water at room temperature to thaw them. Since they have already been boiled before freezing and cannot be re-cooked. Then peel them off and cut off the head.
10. Stuff the egg whites tightly with the filling.
11. Garnish each half of the stuffed eggs with peeled shrimp and serve the appetizer to the table. If you will not serve it right away, wrap it with cling film to prevent the food from chapping, and keep it in the refrigerator until serving.
See also a video recipe on how to cook eggs stuffed with shrimp.
