Shrimp Mousse: A Quick and Tasty Recipe

With onion, carrot, nutmeg, and spices. Garnish with a few slices of truffle.

shrimp mousse recipe

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 5 minutes

Resting time in the refrigerator: as much as you need

difficulty: Bassa

You can serve it as an aperitif, but it will surprise your guests as a second course. mousse of shrimp It's a delicacy, easy and quick to prepare with this recipe.

Ingredients

  • 36 medium-sized freshwater prawns (or sea prawns)
  • 100 g of butter
  • a medium onion
  • a carrot
  • a rib of celery
  • a small black truffle
  • 10 g of dried mushrooms
  •  a bar of instant gelatin
  • half a liter of cream
  • 15 gr. made with flour
  • 1/4 veal or chicken broth
  • nutmeg
  • spices,
  • white peppercorns
  • salt

Preparation

  • PREPARATIONS the gelatin following the instructions on the package and let it cool outside the refrigerator.
  • PREPARATIONS The creamy sauce: Melt 20 grams of butter, add the flour, stir, and gradually add the boiling broth. Bring to a boil, skim, and add the mushrooms, previously soaked in warm water and sautéed in a knob of butter. Season with salt, a little freshly ground pepper, and a pinch of nutmeg and cook for five minutes; pass the sauce through a sieve into a bowl. Boil the shrimp in salted water flavored with the diced vegetables, drain, shell, and dice the tails.
  •  Beaten Then, puree the shells, along with the vegetables from the court bouillon, in a mortar and pestle, and pass everything through a sieve. Add the remaining soft butter, cut into small pieces, the previously prepared cream sauce, and a deciliter of cold but still runny gelatin; whisk everything together for a few minutes, then add the lightly whipped cream and the diced shrimp; season with a pinch of spices and season with salt and pepper. Line the sides of a mold with a sheet of waxed paper, fill it with the mixture, and refrigerate the mousse until ready to serve.
  • Unmold it on a plate, decorate the surface with slices of truffle which you will first dip in the remaining liquid gelatin and then apply to the mousse.

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