Recipe - Return To Life Cocktail (Vuelve A La Vida)

One half pound Octopus
3 pound Small to medium shrimp
1/3 pound Crab meat
1/3 pound Squid
Cocktail Sauce (recipe
Follows)
1 small Ripe tomato, chopped
1 Serrano chile, seeded and
Minced
1 Avocado, peeled and chopped,
Plus enough for garnish,if
Desired
2 Green onions, including tops
Sliced into fine disks
2 tablespoon Minced cilantro

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 One half hours.
Cut the thick portions of cooked octopus meat into 1/2inch 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 1/4inch 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 oldfashioned icecream sundae glasses or in fluted
goblets. If desired, you may garnish with slices of avocado. Makes 4
servings.

Cocktail Sauce: Mix together One half cup ketchup, One half 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
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #255

Date: Tue, 17 Sep 1996 23:55:50 0400

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