Best Shrimp Pate Recipes

L'Ermitage's Terrine de Langoustines (Shrimp pate) image

Provided by Craig Claiborne

Time 1h45m

Yield 8 to 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

3/4 pound raw langoustines, prawns or Spanish red shrimp
Salt to taste if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste
2 tablespoons butter, plus butter for greasing pan and paper
2 tablespoons Cognac
1 1/4 pounds raw shrimp
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 1/2 cups heavy cream
Green sauce (see recipe)

Steps:

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
Shell and devein langoustines. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Heat butter in large skillet and add langoustines. Cook, stirring, about a minute or just until langoustines lose raw look. Remove skillet from heat and sprinkle on Cognac.
Shell and devein shrimp. Put uncooked shrimp in container of food processor and add salt, pepper and nutmeg. Start processing while gradually adding cream.
Spoon and scrape pureed shrimp mixture into mixing bowl. Add cooked langoustines plus any pan liquid and blend.
Butter 2-quart glass loaf pan (9 by 5 by 3 inches) and spoon and scrape mixture into it. Smooth over top. Cut out rectangle of wax paper that will fit neatly over mixture. Butter it and place it buttered side down over mixture. Cover closely with foil.
Set baking dish in basin of simmering water and place in oven. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes. Remove from oven. Remove pate from water bath. Let cool to room temperature, then chill.
Unmold and serve sliced with green sauce on the side.

Easy Shrimp Pate image

Provided by Ninna

Categories < 30 Mins

Time 20m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

8 1/2 ounces cooked shrimp, shelled & deveined
1 1/2 ounces butter
2 ounces light cream cheese
1 tablespoon light mayonnaise
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 pinch nutmeg
3 drops hot sauce (I prefer Tabasco)

Steps:

SHRIMP PATE image

Yield 1 bowl

Number Of Ingredients 17

Steps:

Boil shrimp in shrimp boil mixture until cooked. Cool and peel shrimp. Combine first five pate ingredients in food processor. Then blend in shrimp, then the remaining ingredients a bit more coarse.