Rosie Makes A Shrimp With Dill Appetizer

 

 

 

I happen to have fresh dill from when I made that oh-so-good 

 

 dill and Dijon potato salad 

with no mayo and I was remembering a recipe my Auntie used to make - a dill and shrimp appetizer. (And there's a story behind the recipe, to be related later.)   I decided to recreate it from what I remembered of the recipe, sorta, and put my stamp on it.  I later found the original recipe, which I'll give to you also, and I wasn't too far off from it.

 

 

 

 

 Here's how I made the shrimp and dill:

    

 Auntie's Shrimp and Dill Dip She Got From Jackie Modified by Rosie

(The original recipe would not have had Old Bay Seasoning in it nor would it have had fresh dill, but I like the additions, so there ya go.)

12 shrimp, cooked, cooled, and chopped  

1/4 cup mayonnaise

1 TB ketchup

2 TB minced celery   

2 TB chopped fresh dill

1 tsp lemon juice

1-2 tsp dill seeds

 1-2 tsps Texas Pete hot sauce

 

Peeled and de-tract shrimp.  I don't say de-vein.  That's not a vein going down the back of the shrimp.  It's part of the digestive tract, so de-tract your shrimp. 

 

 To cook shrimp, bring water seasoned with Old Bay Seasoning to a boil. 

 (1 qt water : 1 TB Old Bay)

Drop in the shrimp and let water come just barely to a boil.  60 seconds usually works, but if the shrimp are larger, it might take a bit longer, up to 90 secs.  Drain shrimp, cool, then chop.

 

For the dressing, combine rest of ingredients.  Taste test and adjust as needed.

Stir in shrimp.

 

Serve with whatever crackers you like.

I like the dill-flavored Triscuits. 

 

 

 

And now, the story and original recipe:

  My Aunt used to make a shrimp and dill dip as an appetizer, which she probably called an hors d'oeuvre, for her "dinner parties."  And, yes, she was of a more gentile generation, when dinner parties were doable things. If I remember correctly, and I'm sure I do, she attributed the recipe to Jackie Kennedy.  And whenever she talked about making the shrimp and dill appetizer,  it sounded like she and Jackie were BFFs. 

 

Here's Auntie's Dill Shrimp Cocktail From Jackie:

1 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined (sic), cooked

1 cup mayonnaise

1 1/2 - 2 TB chili sauce

1 tsp celery seed

1 small onion, minced

1 stalk celery, minced with leaves

1 tsp or more, to taste, dill seed

Mix all together.