My Mom's Hot Shrimp Dip
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Author Notes: This is one of those dishes that has been in the family for so long that my mother thinks she made it up. My parents used to entertain a lot, and every year we had a big gathering on Christmas day. (We're Jewish so we called it the Jingle Bells party.) This year, for the first time in many years, my siblings and I all made it back to New Orleans for Christmas, so we reprised the Jingle Bells party, complete with Aunt Julie's meatballs (http://www.food52.com/recipes/3119_aunt_julies_meatballs), my mother's egg salad sandwiches on white bread, and her shrimp dip. I'm not a fan of the egg salad, but this dip is really great--and of course you can adjust the seasoning to your taste.
How to prepare the shrimp is entirely up to you. We boil our shrimp with Zatarain's Crab boil--it comes in seasoning pouches and in liquid--you can add a tablespoon or two to the water in which you cook the shrimp. - drbabs
Makes about 3 cups; can be multiplied
- 2 8-ounce packages cream cheese, room temperature (and my mother advises you not to use low-fat)
- 1/2 stick butter, room temperature (OK she uses margarine but that's just gross)
- 2 cups boiled shrimp, peeled, deveined and cut into small pieces
- 1 bunch scallions, finely chopped
- 1-2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1-12 dash Tabasco (depending on how hot you like it)
- salt and pepper to taste
- Mix cream cheese and butter till well blended. Stir in shrimp, scallions, Worcestershire sauce. Add Tabasco a little at a time and taste till it is as hot as you like. Add salt and fresh-ground black pepper if needed. Stir till blended.
- Bake at 350 for 30 minutes, and serve warm.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Shellfish
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Dip
Tags: can be made ahead, Easy
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over 2 years ago healthierkitchen
Sounds delicious - glad your family was able to gather together!
over 2 years ago drbabs
Barbara is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Thanks so much--me, too!
over 2 years ago dymnyno
Sounds like a great tradition!
over 2 years ago drbabs
Barbara is a trusted source on General Cooking.
It is--it started when I was a baby--and continued until Hurricane Katrina. We really had fun all getting together this year.
over 2 years ago littleclove
I'm a big fan of family recipes, too. LOVE it. Thanks for this!
over 2 years ago drbabs
Barbara is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Thank you for noticing it! Enjoy!
over 2 years ago lastnightsdinner
Dips are such a family thing aren't they? This sounds great.
over 2 years ago drbabs
Barbara is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Thanks--yes, i think dips are all part of our collective unconscious.
over 2 years ago Sagegreen
A great family recipe!
over 2 years ago drbabs
Barbara is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Thanks, sagegreen!
over 2 years ago Midge
This sounds so tasty drbabs.
over 2 years ago drbabs
Barbara is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Thanks, Midge! We make a double recipe and it gets devoured.
over 2 years ago Lizthechef
Looks yummy - LOVE family recipes and cooking/eating traditions!
over 2 years ago drbabs
Barbara is a trusted source on General Cooking.
Me, too-thanks!