Shellfish Oil

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2. July 2018

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Recipe for shellfish oil

We love good taste and hate food waste. This recipe for a seafood oil is super easy to make and adds plenty of flavor to, for example, a homemade mayonnaise.

Servings: 2 dl

Shellfish Oil

Author: Per Asmussen

Keyword: Prawns, Shellfish, Stop Food Waste

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 25

Metric - US Customary

Ingredients

250 gram Tiger prawns With shell. Langoustines or lobster can also be used.
184 gram Oil Neutral flavor.
14 gram Cognac Can easily be another spirit

Instructions

Peel the shrimp and use them for another dish.
We will use the shells (and heads) for this oil, which can be used for a mayonnaise among other things.
Flambé the shells in alcohol for 1 minute in a thick-bottomed pot.
Then cover them with neutral oil.
Bring it to a boil and then let it simmer for 20-25 minutes.
Strain the oil and cool it down before it can be used.

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