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Return To Life Cocktail (Vuelve A La Vida)

 

Ingredients

1/2 lb octopus
3 lb small to medium shrimp
1/3 lb crab meat
1/3 lb squid
1 cocktail sauce (recipe
1 follows)
1 small ripe tomato, chopped
1 serrano chile, seeded and
1 minced
1 avocado, peeled and chopped,
1 plus enough for garnish,if
1 desired
2 green onions, including tops
1 sliced into fine disks
2 tbsp minced cilantro



 

Preparation

Boil each type of seafood in salted water separately, until tender:

Octopus: You may have to purchase a whole octopus. A large one (more
than l pound) may require up to 2 hours; a smaller one may take only
l 1/2 hours. Cut the thick portions of cooked octopus meat into
1/2-inch rings, but leave the slender tips of the ten

Shrimp The shrimp are done when they turn pink about 3 to 4 minutes.
After cooking, cool and peel.

Crab meat Fresh crabmeat requires about 3 minutes of cooking. Cool and
remove meat from the shells.

Squid: Cut the squid into 1/4-inch rings, removing the hard core from
the head and separating the tentacles into 3 or 4 bunches. Boil only
for about l0 minutes; overcooking will toughen meat.

Prepare the sauce. Toss the prepared seafood with the vegetables and
cilantro. Serve in old-fashioned ice-cream sundae glasses or in fluted
goblets. If desired, you may garnish with slices of avocado. Makes
4 servings.

Cocktail Sauce: Mix together 1/2 cup ketchup, 1/2 cup fresh lime
juice, 1/4 cup water and salt to taste.

Per serving: Calories 281 Fat 10g Cholesterol 314 mg Sodium 831 mg
Percent calories from fat 32%

Dallas Morning News 3/27/96

 

 

Servings: 4

 

 

 

 


 

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