Easy to clean, easy to find and cheaper than other crustaceans: shrimps are among the basic ingredients of Christmas dishes!

From the classics in cocktail sauce, to the most exotic to accompany with coconut dressing, not to forget bold recipes that want them very spicy, lend themselves to endless preparations. But before thinking about how to cook them, some simple rules for choose them at the fish counter. First, sniff them: they must not give off unpleasant odors. The shrimp fresh to the touch then, turn out rather firm and consistent so it is better not to buy them if they are soggy. Finally it is better be wary of those with too dark a head which could reveal a massive dose of sulfites (in the link all the information).

Once you have selected the product, the time has come to go wild with the recipes! For the Christmas menu you can think of proposing it as a rich appetizer, as the heart of a precious first or to characterize a second refined.

You just have to choose between: sformatini of marinated sole and prawns, ravioli with beet emulsion, cannelloni with oranges, salmon pâté and prawns, saute, sformatini with Chinese cabbage, vegetables and prawns, with curry mayonnaise mousse fried double with Jerusalem artichoke chips, pumpkin and prawns in tempura, crispy toast with shrimp and lard, risotto with tarragon with artichokes, roast salmon and cod stuffed with red prawns, pumpkin chips with almonds, swordfish rolls with vegetables, shrimp to the armorican, cannelloni with prawns and lentils, mantis shrimp and "triple" porcino, fregula with prawn broth, stuffed potatoes in shellfish broth, conchiglioni with salmon, zucchini and sauce, cshrimp harlotte, black beans and shrimp tails, gcreamy amberoni of cannellini, tortelli with fish and tofu in stock, mini cotolette, swirls of soles and shrimp, velvety cannellini and pasta, Russian-style Russian salad, risotto, vegetables and seafood e stew with rice Venus and onion.

Our 30 Christmas recipes with prawns