Shrimp Tart
- 9 ounces dense pumpernickel (about eight 4-inch-square slices; preferably Wild's multigrain Danish)
- 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 1/4 pounds medium shrimp (about 36)
- 3 tablespoons golden or red lumpfish caviar (from a 2-ounce jar)
- 2 cups sour cream
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh chives
- freshly ground white pepper to taste
- Garnish: coarsely chopped fresh chives
- Preheat oven to 350 F. and lightly oil rim of a 12-inch tart pan with removable fluted rim.
- Tear pumpernickel into pieces and in a food processor pulse until coarse crumbs.
- In a bowl stir together bread crumbs and butter until combined well and press onto bottom of tart pan.
- Bake crust in middle of oven 15 minutes, or until golden brown, and cool in pan on a rack.
- Shell shrimp and if desired devein.
- In a saucepan of boiling salted water cook shrimp until just cooked through, about 1 minute, and drain in a colander.
- Rinse shrimp under cold water and pat dry.
- Coarsely chop shrimp.
- If using red lumpfish caviar, in a fine sieve rinse and drain well.
- In a large bowl stir together shrimp, caviar, sour cream, mayonnaise, and heavy cream.
- In a small saucepan sprinkle gelatin over lemon juice and water and let stand 1 minute to soften.
- Heat gelatin mixture over low heat, stirring, until gelatin is dissolved.
- Cool mixture slightly and stir into shrimp mixture with chives, white pepper, and salt to taste.
- Pour filling into crust, spreading evenly.
- Chill tart, loosely covered with plastic wrap, at least 6 hours, or until filling is set, and up to 1 day.
- Garnish tart with chives.
pumpernickel, unsalted butter, shrimp, golden, sour cream, mayonnaise, heavy cream, unflavored gelatin, lemon juice, water, fresh chives, freshly ground white pepper, fresh chives
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/shrimp-tart-14041 (may not work)