Has Anyone Made Spicy Shrimp Ceviche Cups?

[J.Corley]

I wanted to make a varation of this recipe at a show. Has anyone made it before? How do the tortillia shels work for you in the Mini MP? Any tips? I am doing a version with taco meat.
This recipe is in the S/S SB.
Thanks in Advance!

 

[JAE]

I made them, and they were time consuming. Also, the tortillas did not stay down in the muffin wells. Someone said to make sure the tortillas are warm when putting them in the pan. I haven't tried them again. They were quite tasty, but I probably won't make them again. I watched the DVD of spring products where they made these. It had some good tips. If you have that DVD, take the time to watch that part.

 

[chefann]

If you can find THIN tortillas, they'll work better. Someone at my last meeting mentioned going to a market in an area with a high concentration of Hispanics - you'll have a larger selection of tortillas.

 

[pamperedpals]

I agree with JAE they are very time consuming, but I think they are very good! I am actually demoing this at my show this Sunday. I am going to make the cups up the night before at home.

 

[KellyTheChef]

You can also use the little wonton pastry sheets in place of the tortillas...they may not be such a pain to work with since they are soft.

 

[poohritz]

make sure tortilla are freshif the tortillas are dry then they have a tendincy to rip when pushing in the cups. One remedy is to wrap in a damp papertowel and micowave for about 5-10 sec then only take one out at a time and rewrap the rest

 

[J.Corley]

Thanks for the input. I am actually just filling them with taco meat, topping with shredded lettuce and a tomato I slice on the U.Mad. and cheese,and letting the guest use the EAD to put sour cream on theirs. So it sounds like the trick to making them work is having them moist and warm huh? Any tips on how it was cutting them? I think I might do the cups ahead too. At least I can still demo the U. Mad, cutlery, and I am doing the micro cake prior too so their is stoneware. Only thing left is cookware and my nod to next month's Host special will take care of that one!

 

[DebbieJ]

When I made them for a show, I cooked all the tortilla cups ahead of time. Those little suckers are tricky.

 

[JaimeQ]

instead of tortillas could you use pie crust, phylo dough or lumpia wrappers??? I was wanting to make them but I don't want to do the tortillas.

 

[ParishKitchen]

instead of tortillas could you use pie crust, phylo dough or lumpia wrappers??? I was wanting to make them but I don't want to do the tortillas.

I would do lumpia wrappers or wonton wrappers before trying pie crust or phyllo. There's a lot of moisture in that recipe, and phyllo will likely get soggy. Pie crust, I imagine, would be too heavy.

For one show, I made the cups with tortillas. As others have said, microwave the tortillas for about 5-10 seconds each, and they will be putty in your hands. I made and baked the tortilla cups at home and just demo-ed how to shape them at the show. They went over really well.

 

[finley1991]

I haven't made this recipe but would those little Tostito Scoops work or are they too small?

 

[poohritz]

unbelievable I never even thought about those. they might be a bit small, but you could use smaller shrimp or just chop them finer.

 

[pamperedpals]

I haven't made this recipe but would those little Tostito Scoops work or are they too small?

That is an awesome idea. I might try those for my show on Sunday!

 

[mhrivera]

I have made these at at least 4 shows. I prep the shells before the guests arrive, and haven't had too many problems. If the tortillas are a little dry, the microwave and damp towel do the trick, as well as a little oil. Sometimes they do tear, but I haven't had any complaints yet. People just scarf them down! If you chop away with the food chopper, the rest of the recipe doesn't take too long.

 

[Sallie_M]

What are lumpia wrappers???
Good idea about the Tostito Scoops!

Has anyone tried the Ceviche style shrimp ****tail in the Cooking for 2 or more? That is LESS work, and taste divine!

I put it in the martini glasses I got for Po-tinis, and serve them at a Naughtie Nightie show.

Very good for a laugh, and something different for repeat hosts.

 

[JAE]

I think the cutting took a ridiculously long time, but I'm into fast and tasty. I don't really get into things looking cool unless it doesn't take long. I would use the Scoops Tostitos and be done with it, next time. (I was in a hurry when I was making these, so it was quite annoying.)

 

[Cassie1037]

I think the cutting took a ridiculously long time, but I'm into fast and tasty. I don't really get into things looking cool unless it doesn't take long. I would use the Scoops Tostitos and be done with it, next time. (I was in a hurry when I was making these, so it was quite annoying.)

You can stack the tortillas when you cut them, making it quite a bit quicker... you definitely have to prep the cups the night or day before.

 

[JAE]

Someone made the tortilla cups for a recipe tonight at the big extended cluster meeting tonight, and they turned out great. It was a busy night and I didn't get around to asking how they did it. I can still find out later.

 

[cathyskitchen]

I made these, and they were very yummy, but it did take a long time to make the cups. I like the idea of using the Tostitos Scoops for the recipe you're planning to do (which sounds like a variation of a 7 layer dip?). Yum - might have to try that myself!

 

[PC_CPR]

I made a batch of them first at home--took them ready made to the shows. At my 2nd show, I took half flour tortilla cups and half wonton cups. The guests said they tasted good in both. And, boy it's soooo much easier to make them in using the wonton wrappers, I don't think I'll go back to tortillas!