Shrimp With Jalapeno Cheese

Recipe Ingredients

2 lbs	908g / 32oz	Unpeeled large fresh shrimp
1		Cream cheese - softened
2		Pickled jalapeno peppers - seeded and finely chopped
1		Garlic clove - minced
2 teaspoons	10ml	Cilantro - freshly chopped
1/4 teaspoon	1.3ml	Salt
18 teaspoons	90ml	Pepper

Recipe Instructions

Peel shrimp, leaving tail and first joint of shell intact; cut a deep slit down the length of the outside curve of each shrimp, and devein.

Bring 6 cups of water to a boil; add shrimp, and cook 3 to 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Drain well; rinse with cold water. chill.

Combine cream cheese and remaining ingredients; beat well. Fill a decorating bag fitted with metal tip No. 21 with cream cheese mixture. Pipe filling lengthwise into the slits in the shrimp.

Yield: 16 to 18 appetizer servings.

Source:
The Food & Wine Test Kitchen

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