Chef Ming Tsai: Shrimp Cocktail With Avocado and Tomato Purees

East meets west, and red meets green in this beautiful Shrimp Tempura Cocktail video recipe from Blue Ginger chef Ming Tsai, filmed at this years Food & Wine Classic in Aspen.  Served in a cocktail glass over a romaine lettuce chiffonade, an avocado puree is topped with a smokey chipotle (smoked Jalapeno pepper in adobo sauce, found in a can in most grocery stores. Have extra sauce? Mix it with sour cream and lime and save for an amazing chip dip later) and tomato puree.  Tortilla chips are placed into the purees, and shrimp tempura using Ming’s special club soda and rice flour batter are hung on the side of the glass.  The end result literally yields red and green Christmas colors in a glass. We can’t imagine a more perfect appetizer for your holiday party!

View the written recipe via Epicurious here.

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