{"id":14446,"date":"2014-05-10T05:00:03","date_gmt":"2014-05-10T12:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=14446"},"modified":"2019-10-23T07:14:05","modified_gmt":"2019-10-23T14:14:05","slug":"jalapeno-shrimp-tostones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rosemaryandthegoat.com\/?p=14446","title":{"rendered":"Jalape\u00f1o Shrimp Tostones"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Several months ago on a stormy rainy day (my favorite of all days) I had lunch with friends in Houston at Churroscos.  We were brought plate after plate after plate of plantain chips sliced into long thin pieces and served with chimichirri and pureed mango salsa and as usual that got me to thinking about using these chips as a base for one of my old appetizer recipes. I decided to try tostones instead of a chip. You can decided whether you want a cracker or go to the trouble to fry the plantains or maybe, just buy some plantain chips.<\/p>\n

I’m always looking for a way to reinvent a recipe.  The filling for this little appetizer is one that I first used about 20 years ago for a party I catered and was always so easy to make and the fact that I could make the filling in advance made it even better. I really started using this recipe because if I put out cocktail shrimp at a party, it was gone in a New York minute. With this little bite you have the tostones (or cracker), shrimp and cream cheese. So, it’s a bit more filling than inhaling a half dozen of boiled shrimp. (And a lot cheaper too.)<\/p>\n

If you are looking for a quick, easy appetizer, you can’t get much easier than cream cheese, shrimp, pickled jalape\u00f1os and some cilantro.  Throw in a crisp plantain chip (or cracker) and a drizzle of chimichiri sauce (or not) and you have a delicious, spicy treat to serve at your next party. When I use to make these I used only the cracker, shrimp topped with the ruffle of jalape\u00f1o cream cheese mixture and a cilantro leaf for a garnish (see pic below). So you do not have to make the chimichurri or the tostones if you don’t want to.<\/p>\n

For some reason I always loved this shrimp and spread on a cracker (and it had to be a Ritz) then I tried the plantain and knew it was a good alternative to the cracker. Using a decorating tip to pipe out the cheese onto the back of the shrimp makes a beautiful presentation.<\/p>\n

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Plantains may look like bananas but they are not. They are always eaten cooked and take on more of a potato taste where the banana can be eaten raw and are sweet in taste. So if you haven’t tried cooking plantains before, I hope you will give this a try and if you do, please leave a “hey” below and let me know what you think. Plantain or cracker, you decide.<\/p>\n

BLAST FROM THE PAST:<\/strong> <\/span> Potato and Arugula Salad<\/a> — I love the purple potatoes in this recipe.<\/p>\n

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Chimichurri ingredients.<\/p>\n

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The garlic, onion, cilantro and parsley goes into the blender and gets chopped until very small pieces.<\/p>\n

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After removing the chopped up greens from the blender, stir in the oil, lime juice and vinegar. Then season with the salt and pepper.<\/p>\n

\"DSC_2522\"<\/a>The plantains get cut into 1″ pieces, put in water until you are ready to cook and then drain on paper towels before frying.<\/p>\n

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Fry the plantain slices for 3 minutes on each side or until barely golden.<\/p>\n

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Remove from oil, let cool a couple of minutes and then mash using something with a flat bottom.
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Refry a second time until golden brown, drain on paper towels and sprinkle with salt.<\/p>\n

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After cooking shrimp (unless you bought already cooked ones), cut in half.<\/p>\n

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Put your jalape\u00f1o cream cheese mixture into a pastry bag (or zip-lock) and put a large open star tip on. Pipe some mixture down and around the shrimp.<\/p>\n

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So you can do the shrimp with cheese in advance and refrigerate and at last minute plop it on top of cracker of your choice or you can make the chimichurri sauce and to stones and go that route.<\/p>\n

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OR, this way.<\/p>\n

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