Breakfast At Kata's: June 2015

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Shrimp Appetizer

I have another shrimp recipe ( having posted my Shrimp Fettuccine recipe a few weeks ago) that I am excited to share with everyone. I like to make this as an appetizer or even as a light dinner. I'm only here in Portugal for one more month so I want to explore the cuisine of this beautiful country. Shrimp is an ingredient that every portuguese kitchen uses. You can have shrimps as a starter or even as a main dish. I think people will love today's recipe, because the shrimp, the tomato, the garlic, the coriander and the lemon go great together. In the future I'd like to try to taste and make other kinds of sea food and I'll try to share these experiences with you guys.

INGREDIENTS:

500g shrimps

4 cloves of garlic

8 cherry tomatoes

coriander leaves

lemon

Optional:

white wine

Peel the shrimps ( buy frozen raw shrimps if possible) ( you can buy pre peeled to make this step easier ) and set it aside in a bowl. Chop up the garlic, the tomatoes and the coriander leaves. Take a big frying pan, put some oil in it and then fry the shrimps with the garlic on a high heat. When the shrimps have turned pink ( they are done very quickly and you don't want to overfry them , because they will harden and lose their lightness ) you can add the tomatoes, coriander and squeeze some lemon juice in it. Add a splash of wine (this step is optional) as well. Season with salt and pepper and you can serve it with toasted bread or baguette.

Definitely try to make these shrimp appetizers and share them with family and friends. Take a picture of it and tag me on instagram or twitter.

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Sunday, June 7, 2015

Mascarpone Raspberry Crepe Cake

It is finally summer and so I had to try to make a cake that is delicious, sweet and yet refreshing in this hot weather. I always wanted to try out a crepe cake, I love raspberries and I thought it would go nice with some mascarpone. So I tried to make a mascarpone raspberry crepe cake and it turned out more than okay. I really recommend trying the recipe this summer maybe when you're hosting a dinner party or bringing something sweet when going to a friends house. We had guests when I made this cake and they loved it. I'm pretty sure that this wasn't the last time I made this fruity summer crepe cake.

INGREDIENTS:

-For the Crepes
1l milk
4 eggs
200 g flour
pinch of salt

-For the filling
500g mascarpone
4 tablespoons of cream
3 teaspoon of powdered sugar
raspberry jam
125g raspberries

Mix together all the ingredients for the crepes (if you feel that it is too runny then add more flour). Get your frying pan, put some oil on it and make as many crepes as you can out of the mixture. Stir together the mascarpone with the cream and the powdered sugar in a bowl. Take the first crepe and then spread on a layer of mascarpone, then put on another crepe on top of that one and then spread one layer of jam. Keep repeating this step until you put on the last crepe. Decorate the top with some mascarpone or even whipped cream and some raspberries.