Irish Langoustine & Smoked Salmon Cocktail

Prep Time: 5mins
Cook Time: 8mins
Ready in: 13

Irish Langoustine & Smoked Salmon Cocktail , an ideal starter.

Ingredients

  • Ingredients (Serves Four)

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  • 2 slices of smoked salmon, cut into thin strips

  • 1 kg of fresh Langoustine

  • 1 tsp. of tabasco

  • 1 tsp. of Worcestershire sauce

  • 1 tbsp. of horseradish

  • 1 tsp. of brandy

  • 2 tbsp. of tomato ketchup

  • 2 heads of baby gem lettuce, washed and roughly sliced

  • 2 tbsp. of paprika

  • 2 gherkins, finely diced

  • 1 lemon, cut into wedges

  • 5 tbsp. mayonnaise, you can use an off the shelf brand or the homemade version if you have time otherwise, see below.

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  • Homemade Mayo Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp. of white wine vinegar

  • 2 egg yolks

  • 250ml of vegetable oil

  • 2 tsp. of Dijon mustard

Method

  1. Method

  2. Bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and cook the langoustines and juice of ½ lemon for 2-3 mins. Strain and leave to one side to cool before peeling the prawns. Put the mayonnaise in a bowl and stir in the ketchup, Worcestershire, tabasco, horseradish, and brandy, seasoning to taste.

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  4. To serve

  5. In a cocktail glass put a tsp. of sauce in the base then the lettuce, smoked salmon and langoustines. Spoon the cocktail sauce over the top and garnish with the diced gherkins, a pinch of paprika and a wedge of lemon.

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  8. Homemade Mayo Method

  9. Simply add the vinegar into a clean bowl and whisk in the egg yolks. Next add the mustard and slowly whisk in the vegetable oil, starting with a few drops then adding a spoonful at time until the mayonnaise has emulsified and thickened.

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