Eventhough I grew up in a city, I wasn’t used to eating in fastfood chains. I remember myself telling my mother to buy shrimps for me because I was fond of eating sea foods specially shrimps. We would cook it like an adobo wherein we put a little soy sauce and wow, my hunger is always relieved whenever I eat it.

Up until now, I still crave for shrimps, but I’m looking for another way to cook it. The other day while I was surfing the net, I came across a blog of a fellow netizen, on a recipe on shrimp which is the Shrimp Salad. My excitement was unstoppable so I tried doing it. Luckily, it went well and the dish tasted good.

Maybe you have to try this one. Here’s the recipe.

Ingredients:

1/2 kilo shrimps
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons condensed milk
1 can fruit cocktail, either the fiesta or imported variety works, but the imported kind makes it more special :)
2 tablespoons milk
1 egg
3/4 cup cornstarch
salt and pepper to taste

Cooking Instructions:

1. Peel shrimps, then season with salt and pepper, add 2 tablespoons milk.  Marinate for at least 30 minutes.  

2. In a bowl mix together the mayonnaise and condensed milk. Drain the liquid from the fruit cocktail, then toss in the mayo-milk mixture. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Chill in the fridge.

3.  In a bowl combine egg and cornstarch season with salt.  Whisk until the batter becomes smooth.  

4.  Drain the milk from the shrimps, then dip the shrimps in the batter, one at a time.  Deep-fry the shrimps.  Cook until light golden brown.  Drain on paper towels.

5. Toss cooked shrimps in the mayo mixture.

            Serve it hot and enjoy eating! :)

MA. DONNA ERIKA T. NAVARRO

LEYTE NORMAL UNIVERSITY- ABCommunication Intern

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