Poor Man's "Shrimp" Cocktail
Created by Bergy on February 13, 2012
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 20m
- Cook Time: 30m
- Recipe #4601
Ingredients
- 1 cup old bay seasoning or a crab boil like zatarains
- 1/4 cup kosher salt
- 2 yellow onions, cleaned, quartered
- 6 cloves garlic, cleaned cut in half
- 3 lemons halved crosswise
- 6 quarts water
- 2 one pound heads cauliflower, cut into 2 inch florets
- 1jar of your favorite cocktail sauce
How to Make
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Step 1: Add the Old Bay seasoning, salt, onions, garlic into the 6 quarts of water water. Mix well
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Step 2: Squeeze the lemon juice into the water mixture, add the lemon rinds
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Step 3: Set the pot on the stove, high heat, bring to boil and boil for 10 minutes
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Step 4: Remove the lemons, onion and garlic from the pot. Return to a boil
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Step 5: When the liquid ia at a rolling boil, turn off heat, add all the cauliflower florets, cover with a tight lid and allow it to steep for 5-10 minutes ( I recommend 3 minutes)
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Step 6: Drain well and cool completely. Place in fridge to chill (You may do this up here up to a day ahead of serving)
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Step 7: Place your cauliflower florets attractively on a serving platter along with a bowl of seafood sauce. Enjoy
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (250.3 g)
- Calories 102.8
- Total Fat - 0.9 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.1 g
- Cholesterol - 16.4 mg
- Sodium - 447.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 19.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4 g
- Sugars - 7.6 g
- Protein - 6.7 g
- Calcium - 68.4 mg
- Iron - 1.1 mg
- Vitamin C - 77.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg