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Shrimp Freddy (photos)

Posted on 3/3/14 at 7:20 pm
Posted by MeridianDog
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 7:20 pm
Or that is what the wife (MHNBPF) calls it. We were at the condo last week and she made one of my favorite dishes with leftover shrimp from some I had boiled the day before.

Shrimp Freddy (Alfredo) (serves 4)

For the Alfredo sauce, you'll need:

1/2 stick unsalted butter
1 Tablespoon olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 pint heavy cream
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
3 - 4 Tablespoons milk

Melt butter in sauce pan with olive oil and sauté garlic over medium heat, add heavy cream, pepper and parmesan cheese. Reduce heat and stir until the parmesan is melted. Adjust thickness as desired with milk and hold while the rest of the dish is prepared. The wife keeps her Freddy sauce fairly thick.

Cook about 4 ounces of thin pasta to al dente in lightly salted water - we usually go with (Spaghettini) for this dish



For the Shrimp Freddy:

4 Tablespoons red bell pepper diced.
4 Tablespoons Purple Onion, diced
1 clove garlic, minced
3 Green onions, diced
1 Tablespoon butter
2 Tablespoons finely grated parmesan cheese

Sauté vegetables (except green onion) in the butter. When tender, add the diced green onions



then the alfredo sauce, pasta and precooked shrimp. Stir well and add another couple of Tablespoons of finely grated parmesan cheese and continue cooking at low heat until cheese is melted. Adjust thickness to your satisfaction with milk or liquid from the pasta pot. We keep our Freddy thick.



Serve with skillet toasted buttered French Bread slices and Pino Grigio.

Nice way to use leftover boiled shrimp for a quick evening meal.

All my stuff
This post was edited on 3/4/14 at 7:00 am
Posted by zztop1234
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 7:34 pm to
Thanks for the invite

Looks great
Posted by TideSaint
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 7:47 pm to
What do the letters regarding your wife mean?
Posted by Will Cover
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 7:48 pm to
Posted by MeridianDog
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 7:49 pm to
quote:

What do the letters regarding your wife


She is a blessing from God and the best person I have ever known. Without her, my life would be incomplete.

May Her Name Be Praised Forever.
Posted by Coater
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Member since Jun 2005
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 7:49 pm to
may her name be forever praised

eta: had the words backwards
This post was edited on 3/3/14 at 7:50 pm
Posted by greenwave
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 7:53 pm to
I have been wondering the same thing. Thought it was something dirty.
Posted by Geauxlden Eagle
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 8:24 pm to
You're a good person MD.
Posted by Gris Gris
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 8:30 pm to
MD, here's a review of your most famous local restaurant I thought you might want to read.

LINK /
Posted by fillmoregandt
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 8:33 pm to
Do you add any liquid when you add the pasta and shrimp? Cream? Pasta water? Etc?

Looks good regardless
This post was edited on 3/3/14 at 9:15 pm
Posted by TideSaint
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 9:12 pm to
Posted by MeridianDog
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 9:16 pm to
quote:

Gris Gris - your most famous restaurant


Thanks for the review. It was an interesting read. Would you believe I have never been there for lunch.

The wife and her lady friends get there every so often and they are always critical of poor lunch service. Usually they go to the country club, which probably has better food at lunch. As for me, the best lunch option where I work is the local gas station's fried chicken tenders and livers. Knowing that, I usually have a granola bar or half of a peanut butter sandwich and a bottle of water or diet Dr. Pepper.

Weidmann's does a pretty good job with dinner, but IMO, they are suffering some lately. Sadly, they dropped my favorite dish. Hopefully they will still have calamari and good Cabernet when we next visit.

As for comeback dressing, I prefer my mother's recipe, which both the wife and I do well.
Posted by MeridianDog
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 9:19 pm to
The milk is there for adjusting the alfredo when you make it and then when added. The wife is pretty good and hardly ever needs to adjust the consistency of the finished dish.

Keeping a little pasta water handy in case you need it is also a good idea.

Her finished dish is as thick as it looks in that photo. If you like it thinner than that I would certainly work in that direction - probably with pasta water and probably after combining everything so that I could get it just as I wanted.
This post was edited on 3/3/14 at 9:22 pm
Posted by DoctorTechnical
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 9:54 pm to
quote:

comeback dressing
Oooh, the universal Mississippi "make anything taste good" sauce.

I'd be interested to see how yours compares to Crechale's classic Kumback Sauce.
Posted by DeepSouthSportsman
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 9:57 pm to
Looks awesome
Posted by MeridianDog
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 10:06 pm to
quote:

compares to Crechale's


OK nothing compares to Crechale's.

The fact that you even know Crechale's is impressive and wins you points in my book. Next thing you will tell me is that you shot pool at the old Cherokee Inn.

I bet you never shot at Tall Man's beside the old Skyview Drive In theatre. Or had a burger and a Pabst from the Shady Rest, under the old overhead bridge where Clinton Blvd changed to West Capitol Street.

Ever had a steak finger basket from Hickory House down from the Old Lady's Home?
This post was edited on 3/3/14 at 10:08 pm
Posted by DoctorTechnical
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Posted on 3/3/14 at 10:34 pm to
Well, other than making a point to sit in Willie Morris' booth on my recent visits to Crechale's in order to properly listen to that old juke box, my original / formative Jackson experience was a half-generation removed from its glory days.

CS's -- ("Cross the Street" from Millsaps) -- was an exotic trip for an underaged kid like me. As was sneakin' beers up at Lost Rabbit on the Reservoir. I think they got me into the Cherokee on State St. one time too.

Best memory was Dad taking me with him to the classic downtown lunch spots to meet the old politicians. Primo's, the Elite, and... ????

But let's come back to Kumback. What's in yours?
Posted by CroakaBait
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 2:41 am to
I drowned many a brain cell in the Cherokee.
Posted by LSUCouyon
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Member since Oct 2006
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 7:16 am to
Man, that's a great way to praise your wife. I feel the same about mine, but I would have to put after her letters my own,
IWATUoSaG.



I who am totally undeserving of such a gift.

Didn't mean to hijack. I will try the Freddy recipe.
Posted by MeridianDog
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Posted on 3/4/14 at 7:22 am to
Comeback.

I've posted it here before, but I don't know where.

The original recipe is Mom's - probably from a waitress at the Cedar Inn beside Battlefield Park, when that area wasn't a War Zone. Measurements are approximate and depend on what you plan on using the dressing for, how pink or red you want the finished product to be and what you have.

Mayonaise - old style used Blueplate - now Hellman's
Ketchup or better with chili sauce
Yellow Mustard - just a touch
Worcestershire sauce - about equal to mustard
Garlic powder - enough to taste and no more
Lemon juice - maybe 2X amount of mustard
salt and pepper to taste

If you want, add Paprica. If using as shrimp sauce for boiled shrimp, add horseradish to taste and maybe 1.5 times ketchup or chili sauce to get it darker red. If using for salad, add less ketchup or chili sauce to achieve more of a pink color. No Horseradish for salad dressing.

I make mine by experience and never measure anything. Start small and by the time you adjust, you will have lots of dressing in the bowl.

IMO, there is nothing better alongside boiled shrimp than this stuff, but that is how I grew up.
If you are at my table when boiled shrimp are served, there will be two bowls of this on the table - one darker red with horseradish for the shrimp and one lighter pink with no horseradish for the salad or lettuce wedge.
This post was edited on 3/4/14 at 7:26 am
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