Seafood dishes are becoming increasingly popular not only in Mediterranean countries. The mixture of marine life is very healthy, not to mention its taste. The availability of this product has posed a new challenge for housewives: how to prepare a frozen seafood cocktail? Despite all the exoticism, the recipes are quite simple. The main thing is to know some subtleties so that the dish turns out tender and tasty. Seafood is absorbed by the body quickly enough, and it receives a large amount of proteins and vitamins.

We choose only quality products

Before you prepare a frozen seafood cocktail, you need to choose it correctly. What is this product? These are fresh shrimp, mussels, octopus, squid and crabs that have been flash frozen. This allows you to preserve the maximum amount of nutrients, and most importantly, the taste and aroma of seafood delicacies. In addition, this processing method guarantees the quality of the cocktail. Seafood is a perishable product. Therefore, it is sometimes impossible to purchase them fresh. Frozen seafood cocktail dishes are no less tasty.

Cooking principles

How to make a frozen seafood cocktail? It all depends on the recipe. But there are also general principles that allow you to prepare not a tasteless, but a very aromatic dish. Seafood can be boiled or fried. Later they are used in salads or other culinary masterpieces. Before you cook a frozen seafood cocktail, you do not need to defrost it first. Place it immediately into boiling and lightly salted water.

Then drain the broth and place the seafood in a colander. We do not use the broth in further preparation. Cooking time is no more than 5-7 minutes.

There are two ways to fry a seafood cocktail. In the first case, the product, without defrosting, is placed in a frying pan with olive oil or butter. All liquid should evaporate. In the second case, the cocktail is defrosted, drained in a colander and placed in a frying pan. Primary processing depends on the further use of the seafood mixture.

The simplest recipe

This is the simplest frozen sea cocktail recipe. The result is a tasty and tender dish. Take 500 grams of frozen seafood, two carrots, one onion, a piece of butter (20 grams) and a glass of milk. To prepare, you need to take a saucepan or deep frying pan. Finely chop the onion and carrots and fry in vegetable oil.

Then add the seafood cocktail to the frying pan, which we previously defrost. Fry all the ingredients and add milk. Also add a piece of butter. Simmer the seafood cocktail for about an hour, keeping the heat to minimal. Add salt and pepper to taste only at the end of cooking.

Salad “Sea Surprise”

How else do you use frozen seafood cocktail? How to prepare a delicious salad? You will need 100 grams of canned corn, 100 grams of olives, 100 grams of pickled mushrooms (champignons), lemon, mayonnaise, herbs and two boiled eggs. We pre-boil seafood.

You already know how long to cook a frozen seafood cocktail. Then we cut all the seafood delicacies into small pieces. We also chop the remaining ingredients into small pieces. Mix everything and pour lemon juice over it. Season the salad with mayonnaise. To make the taste more rich, you can add half a small spoon of lemon zest. Serve the salad, garnished with herbs.

Salad with seafood and cheese

Frozen sea cocktail salads are easy to prepare and at the same time original. Take 500 grams of seafood, 2 medium cucumbers, two boiled eggs, 100 grams of olives, 100 grams of feta cheese and lettuce. We cut all the ingredients into small cubes, and tear the lettuce leaves with our hands. Add salt and pepper to taste. Don't forget that cheese is slightly salty. Season the salad with olive oil.

Seafood soup

Soups made from sea cocktail are extremely tasty and nutritious. Take a package of seafood (500 grams), one onion, two leeks, a small celery root, half a glass of dry white wine, one carrot, a few peppercorns, herbs and olive oil. We peel all the vegetables and cut them into strips, but not large ones. Then fry them in olive oil and transfer them to boiling salted water.

After 20 minutes, take them out into a separate bowl, pour wine into the broth and add peppercorns. When the liquid boils, add seafood to the pan and reduce the heat. Simmer for about 15 minutes, add herbs and turn off the heat. A healthy soup rich in vitamins is ready.

Unusual sea cocktail salad

So, you have a frozen seafood cocktail. How to cook an exotic dish and surprise your guests? An unusual salad recipe will be very appropriate in this case. To prepare, you will need a glass of seafood, a head of red onion, 120 grams of garden strawberries, several lettuce leaves, two large spoons of olive oil, a small spoon of mustard, a clove of garlic, salt, pepper and half a spoon of vinegar.

Grind the strawberries using a grater and mix them with mustard, olive oil, chopped garlic and onion. Fry the seafood cocktail in a frying pan and place it on lettuce leaves. Pour the prepared dressing over it, salt and pepper. Serve the salad immediately.

Pilaf with sea cocktail

Frozen seafood cocktails are used in all sorts of dishes! How to cook pilaf with this product? Yes, even this oriental dish can be prepared using seafood. The result is traditional pilaf with new flavor notes. For this you will need 400 grams of long-grain rice, a pack (500 grams) of sea cocktail, one onion and carrot each, one sweet pepper, a pinch of nutmeg, 100 grams of butter and 70 grams of vegetable oil, salt, pepper and ginger. Peel the pepper from seeds and cut into medium cubes. Peel the carrots and grate them on a large grater. Chop the onion with a knife. Take a cauldron or deep frying pan. Place the onion there and fry it in vegetable oil. Then add pepper and carrots.

Turn the heat to low and simmer the vegetables for about 5 minutes. Next, add the seafood cocktail and simmer for about 7 minutes. After this, add a layer of washed rice and pour in three glasses of water. Do not stir the pilaf and simmer for about 25 minutes. When the water boils, add salt and pepper to taste. After there is no liquid left in the cauldron, add spices and butter. Mix everything and simmer for about 5 minutes. Pilaf with seafood is ready and can be served.

Stewed sea cocktail

Seafood is a low-calorie product. But if you add cream, the nutritional value of the dish increases significantly. Let's take a kilogram of frozen sea creatures, 470 grams of 10 percent cream, salt, pepper and 30 grams of cognac. Fill the defrosted sea cocktail with cream, salt and pepper to taste. Add cognac and put the pan on the fire. Simmer over low heat for about 20 minutes. Serve with any side dish or vegetables. This dish must be supplemented with herbs. If desired, add any spices for a spicy taste.

Great flavors

Sea cocktail salads offer unusual flavors, magnificent appearance and an original combination of products. The benefits of such dishes are very significant. To prepare such a delicious masterpiece, you will need 500 grams of seafood cocktail, 250 grams of tomatoes, 200 grams of hard cheese, 150 grams of olives, two peeled cloves of garlic, 50 grams of mayonnaise and two tablespoons each of olive oil and soy sauce. Place a frying pan on the fire and pour the seafood cocktail into it. It should be stewed in its own juice with the addition of oil. At this time, wash the tomatoes and cut them into small cubes. Three cheeses separately on a coarse grater.

Now let's start preparing the dressing. Mix soy sauce and mayonnaise. Add chopped garlic to this mixture.
Mix everything well. Remove the pits from the olives and cut them in half. Place tomatoes and cheese in a salad bowl. Next we add olives and seafood. Pour the dressing over the salad and mix. This is how you use a frozen seafood cocktail. It is not difficult to understand how to prepare such a dish.

It couldn't be simpler

This is the simplest recipe for salad with sea cocktail. Thaw the seafood and lightly fry it. Place them in a bowl. Tear the iceberg lettuce into pieces with your hands and add to the seafood cocktail. Peel and cut yellow and red sweet peppers into strips. Mix all the ingredients and pour over orange juice and vegetable oil. Add salt and pepper to taste. We put all products in arbitrary proportions. But the main ingredient in this dish is iceberg lettuce. Serve this culinary creation with lemon and orange slices.

Spicy dish

This recipe is suitable for lovers of oriental cuisine. The result is a piquant, spicy seafood cocktail with a delicious aroma. To prepare, you will need 200 grams of salmon fillet, 500 grams of frozen seafood, salt, three tablespoons of olive oil, 100 milliliters of white wine (dry), a spoonful of fish seasoning, three peeled cloves of garlic, a spoonful of chili seasoning and 150 milliliters of hot water. Seafood must first be thawed and placed in a colander. Heat olive oil and wine in a saucepan. Add seasoning and chili sauce. Mix everything well and put seafood in a saucepan. Add salt to taste. Now add hot water and simmer the dish for about 25 minutes. After this, open the lid and let the liquid evaporate. At the end add chopped garlic. Here is the answer to the question of how to make an oriental frozen seafood cocktail.

In conclusion, we note that white wine goes well with seafood, giving the dish unusual flavor notes.

How to prepare a frozen seafood cocktail, and what is this magnificent dish? How much and for how long should seafood be cooked and should they be defrosted beforehand? We will consider all these questions below. Join us!

As a rule, a seafood cocktail or assortment is usually called a mixture of seafood. It mainly contains shrimp, mussels, squid and octopus. There are a lot of recipes using seafood. From the seafood included in the mixture, you can make excellent appetizers, prepare first courses and dizzyingly delicious hot dishes, serving them with a side dish or on their own. It doesn’t matter at all what you prefer, because in any case, the result in the form of an easily digestible and healthy dish is guaranteed to you!

What to Look for When Buying Mixed Seafood

It is very easy to buy such a freshly frozen semi-finished product nowadays, because it is sold in any supermarket. If you look closely at the packaging, you will see on it not only the names of the manufacturer and supplier of the product, its composition and expiration date, but also instructions for use. The photo shows seafood products - a cocktail of octopus, squid and crab sticks.

In stores you can find raw-frozen and boiled-frozen seafood cocktails. Please note: it is more profitable to buy already cooked seafood, since raw frozen seafood will lose about half of its weight during cooking.

Seafood is sold in transparent and translucent packaging. Take the time to consider whether the seafood is separated from each other in the mixture. If the octopus, squid and mussels are stuck together, it means the bag has already been defrosted or was stored incorrectly. Find out how and for a variety of dishes.

Consider also the appearance of the seafood mix, noting its consistency and color, when buying a fresh product - smell if there is a sour smell. Mussels should not have any blackening, while octopuses must be dark in color. Quality shrimp have the correct comma shape, and squid should ideally be firm.

How to prepare a frozen seafood cocktail: recipes

Each ingredient included in the seafood mixture is sold ready-to-eat, boiled and cleaned. Sea cocktail is usually used as part of a dish or as its base. From its ingredients, chefs all over the world bake, boil, fry, make excellent appetizers, salads, excellent first courses and even soups. But you can try such a tasty dish not only in a restaurant, but also learn how to cook it at home.

Before cooking, the frozen product must be defrosted, and then the seafood must be washed. It is best to defrost it in the refrigerator, leaving the mixture for two to three hours. If time is pressing, defrost the semi-finished product at room temperature. If you have defrosted seafood, and cooking is postponed until the next day, salt it, but do not re-freeze it.

Seafood will become a complete meat substitute in dishes such as pilaf. And your guests will definitely appreciate the surprisingly harmonious taste of the food, as well as your non-standard approach to the cooking process.

Preparing pilaf with seafood is as easy as shelling pears. Use a step-by-step recipe from a world-famous nutritionist, whose name is Pierre Dukan, and use a new cooking method that you may not have known about before.

Boil the rice until cooked, then start preparing the seafood set. Fry grated carrots, finely chopped onions and bell peppers in a frying pan with oil. Don't forget about garlic, salt and ground black pepper. Add spices according to your taste. After the vegetables are cooked, add the defrosted seafood mixture to them (remember that it must be washed first), fry and simmer this pilaf dressing for about 10 minutes. To complete the cooking process, mix the rice with seafood.

It is allowed to add tomato paste or tomatoes to the pilaf; such ingredients can emphasize the spicy aroma of seafood. If you like a spicy taste, then add some ground red pepper. This dish is tasty and healthy, contains few calories and is included in the menu of some diets and the PP diet.

Shrimp, squid and other seafood for a family dinner? Another great idea is to turn everyone’s boring navy-style pasta into a luxurious Italian dish worthy of being served in a “star” restaurant. So, just replace the minced meat with a sea cocktail, and before serving, sprinkle the spaghetti or noodles with grated cheese and herbs. Seafood products must be fried in a frying pan with olive oil. The end result is a wonderful, low-calorie fried seafood gravy. And perhaps you won’t exchange this version of the dish for classic navy-style pasta.

When guests are on the doorstep, and you only have about 20 minutes to prepare food, use a freshly frozen seafood cocktail for. Pizza crust will save you. Grease the dough with tomato paste or mayonnaise, evenly spread thawed seafood on the pizza base, add blanched tomatoes, olives and bake the pizza in the oven for about 15 - 20 minutes. Have no doubt, your guests will appreciate your pizza with a bang.

Cooking seafood soup

Seafood soup is an excellent first course that is very easy and quick to prepare. The ingredients you should take are leeks, onions, carrots, half a glass of white wine, olive oil, salt, pepper, fresh herbs and sea cocktail.

First, fry all the vegetables in butter, then place them in a pan of boiling salted water. Boil the vegetables for 20 minutes, then strain the broth. Add wine to the strained soup and bring the broth to a boil. Thawed seafood must be cleaned, scalded with boiling water, and added to the broth. In 15 minutes the soup will be ready. To decorate the dish, sprinkle it with herbs and serve.

A wonderful combination that is appreciated by gourmets all over the world is a boiled mixture of seafood and mushrooms. Don't miss the opportunity to enjoy this dizzying taste and prepare julienne from a mixture of seafood. Boil defrosted seafood for 5 minutes, adding salt and bay leaf or garlic sauce to the water for flavor. While the seafood is cooking, prepare the sauce.

Separately, fry the onions and mushrooms, add seafood to them. Simmer for a few minutes, allowing the ingredients of the mixture to “make friends.” Next, add a spoonful of flour to the pan, pour in half a glass of cream, salt and pepper the resulting sauce. Watch the process: the fire should not be too high so that the flour does not burn.

Literally before your eyes, the contents of the frying pan will change consistency, and when the sauce looks like sour cream, put the dish in molds and sprinkle with cheese. Next, the dish needs to be baked. To do this, bake in the oven for about 10 - 15 minutes at 180 °C. You should definitely decorate the julienne with herbs, because this will make the dish look very presentable.

Sea cocktail with soy sauce

The “right” sauce is the one that will help bring out the flavor of seafood. Start cooking by defrosting the seafood cocktail. Salt the seafood, add a little soy sauce and leave the mussels, shrimp and squid to marinate in it for about half an hour.

To save time, peel the garlic and onions and fry them in olive oil. Add cream, half a spoon of soy sauce and pepper to taste. Next, add seafood and simmer everything for a couple of minutes. If you are not a fan of soy sauce, replace it with sour cream and the seafood cocktail will be lighter. The dish is prepared simply and very quickly, and its taste will definitely conquer your family.

Sea cocktail for beer

A mixture of seafood is not only an exquisite culinary dish, but also a product that will be an excellent snack for any type of beer. Seafood should be thawed and marinated in a mixture of two tablespoons of olive oil and one tablespoon of soy sauce. It would be a good idea to add a few slices of lemon to the marinade. After 15 minutes, place the seafood in a colander to drain the brine and fry the seafood in a pan for about 5 minutes. You will definitely like this beer snack.

Preparing a seafood cocktail in a slow cooker

The seafood mixture is easy to prepare not only in a saucepan, frying pan or oven, but also in a slow cooker. Pour olive oil into the multicooker bowl, then add the onion cubes and turn on the “Fry” mode. As soon as the onion turns golden, add the seafood cocktail and finely chopped garlic (to taste) into the bowl. After 5 minutes, add one chopped tomato or two to three tablespoons of tomato paste to the seafood.
The magnificent dish is ready, and it is appropriate to serve it with rice or pasta.

Surely after you prepare all the above recipes, you will envy the people living by the ocean. This is who can eat unlimited amounts of fresh seafood! Don’t despair, because you can enjoy mussels, shrimp, octopus, squid and other seafood far from the ocean thanks to the use of a mixture of seafood.

The benefits of seafood

Since ancient times, seafood has been considered an exquisite and sophisticated food, highly valued by gourmets.

In addition to truly tasting great, the seafood included in the mix, raw, fresh or frozen, is very healthy. So, shrimp, octopus, squid, mussels and other seafood - , D, E. Sea cocktail is a very light, dietary dish that is low in calories, but provides a feeling of fullness throughout the day due to the high protein content in its components. It is a lean product that replaces meat.

Find out quick and easy with unusual and delicious recipes.

You can watch the video for more information about preparing dishes from a mixture of seafood.

What is a sea cocktail? Many have heard this phrase, but not everyone knows what exactly it means. This is what is commonly called a mixture of seafood. Basically it is a mix of squid, mussels, octopus and shrimp. Most often it is sold frozen in large supermarkets. Various dishes are made from this mixture. You can prepare salads and cold appetizers. Skillful housewives will cook excellent soup from it. And from such a mix you will get amazing tasting main courses. How to prepare a frozen seafood cocktail? We will describe recipes for preparing various dishes from it below. After all, dishes made from such products are tasty, healthy and easy to digest. But, as always in cooking, in order for you to get a masterpiece, and not something hard and chewy or, on the contrary, similar to boiled cabbage, you need to follow certain rules. If you stick to them, you will see that there is nothing complicated in cooking seafood.

How to choose the right seafood cocktail in the supermarket

When purchasing any product, you should first of all pay attention to its packaging. There, as a rule, it is indicated who the manufacturer is, who the supplier is, and there are also instructions that describe in detail how and how much to prepare a frozen seafood cocktail. The packaging is transparent, so you can see the ingredients of the products. Or they have photos of the ingredients that are inside - octopus, squid and crab sticks. Frozen seafood comes in two types: raw, chilled to sub-zero temperatures, and already boiled. Culinary experts advise purchasing the latter. The fact is that products frozen with raw materials can lose about half their weight during cooking. So you'll just throw away extra money for ice. Also pay attention to whether the seafood in the bag is stuck together. If this happens, it means they were stored incorrectly. Or they have already been defrosted. It is better not to buy such a cocktail. If you purchase seafood in bulk, carefully check for damage, dark spots and other signs of poor storage. This is very important so that the dishes from them come out tasty, and nothing threatens your health.

Preparation

Before we learn how to prepare a frozen seafood cocktail, let's decide what exactly we will do with it. We have already decided for ourselves that we will buy welded and cleaned products. That is, those that are already completely ready for culinary processing. But you still need to defrost them before cooking. This is best done in the refrigerator. Two to three hours is usually enough. If you don't have much time, put the cocktail in a container and defrost at room temperature. And in case you pulled them out too early, it is better to put them in slightly salted water. But under no circumstances should you defrost them again. After this, the seafood must be washed. If it turns out that you bought a cocktail frozen raw, boil its ingredients. But know that you shouldn’t do this for too long. The basic cooking time for any seafood is no more than five minutes.

How to prepare a frozen seafood cocktail: recipes and their variety

Chefs use the ingredients of this mixture in different ways: as part of dishes or as their base. The sea cocktail is used to make appetizers and salads, soups and main dishes. They are baked, fried in a pan, stewed. Seafood can turn into a real complete meal. First of all, they are included in pilaf, pasta, and pizza. Soup from such a cocktail is easy and quick to prepare. It contains few calories, but is very healthy. Moreover, the first seafood dish is prepared with a variety of fresh herbs. Snacks made from them are also very nutritious and healthy. They contain vitamins A, D and E. Seafood dishes can be cold or hot. Any food made from them has a refined taste and provides a feeling of fullness for the whole day due to its high protein content. At the same time, it is absolutely dietary. Seafood dishes are suitable for vegetarians and people who fast. Seafood is a great substitute for meat.

Julienne

Many chefs believe that the combination of seafood and mushrooms is ideal. Therefore, we recommend you a julienne recipe. How to prepare a frozen seafood cocktail for this hot snack? For this, it is better to take a chilled raw product. In any case, we defrost it and cook it for about five minutes. The water should be salted, with the addition of bay leaf and garlic sauce. Then the seafood will acquire a special aroma and taste. Now that they are cooked, you need to prepare the sauce. Take 200-300 grams of champignons. They need to be peeled, cut into pieces and fried in oil with a finely chopped onion. Add boiled seafood there and simmer everything together a little. Then pour a tablespoon of flour into the pan and fry again until the mixture thickens. Pour in half a glass of cream and simmer over low heat. Season with salt and pepper, making sure it doesn’t burn. When the sauce acquires the consistency of thick sour cream, put it in julienne molds. Sprinkle with hard cheese. Bake in a hot (180 degrees) oven for 10 minutes. Now decorate with herbs. Can be served.

Soup

How to prepare a frozen seafood cocktail for the first course? First, let's select the right vegetables. While the cocktail is defrosting, peel the celery root, one carrot, onion, and leek. Let's chop it all finely. Leek - white part - cut into rings. Fry in butter. Then heat the water to a boil and add some salt. Place the fried vegetables in there and cook for about 20 minutes. Then strain the soup and bring to a boil again. Add half a glass of dry white wine. Now let's put the washed and scalded seafood there. Large parts can be cut. In about 15 minutes the soup will be ready. In some cases, culinary experts advise not to cook the frying in the soup, but to add vegetable seasoning. Add vegetables five minutes before the seafood is ready. When serving, the soup is sprinkled with herbs. It is best to choose celery.

Pilaf

This second dish with seafood is prepared somewhat differently than according to the basic rules. You cook long grain rice until cooked so that it remains fluffy. While the rice is “reaching” in the cauldron, let’s start seasoning it. How to prepare a frozen sea cocktail for pilaf? First, fry one or two onions in oil, the same amount of grated carrots and finely chopped bell pepper. Add spices to taste. This could be salt, a couple of crushed cloves of garlic, and ground black pepper. When all the products are fried, add the thawed and washed seafood mix. Simmer with vegetables for about ten minutes. Then mix the dressing with the rice. Before adding the seafood cocktail to the vegetables, you can put a little tomato paste in the frying pan and heat it up a little.

Paste

Some people wrinkle their nose when they hear about pasta. And in vain! This seafood dish is so delicious that it can even be served in a restaurant. But it is done quite easily at home. Take good Italian spaghetti made from durum wheat. Boil them following the instructions on the package. Shake several times after draining the water. What will serve as minced meat for us? Frozen seafood cocktail! How to cook its ingredients in a frying pan? They must first be thawed, washed and fried in olive oil. Then mix the resulting sauce with the spaghetti. And before serving, sprinkle with grated hard cheese and spicy herbs. This dish is not only tasty, but also low in calories.

Pizza

A mixture of seafood can serve as the basis for this Italian dish. Relatives or guests will highly appreciate your culinary ingenuity! And you will have enough time to prepare such food. After all, if you have ready-made cakes, you will need no more than twenty minutes. Spread the pizza base with tomato paste, mayonnaise or other sauce of your choice. How to prepare a frozen seafood cocktail in this case? We just bake food. Of course, you defrost them first. Then spread evenly on the pizza crust. It's also good to put a couple of peeled and blanched tomatoes on top and sprinkle with cheese. Bake everything in a hot oven for a little over a quarter of an hour. This pizza will arouse enthusiasm and will quickly disappear from the plate.

Main course with sauce

Previously, we used a seafood mix as an ingredient for pizza or pilaf. Now let's try to make a main dish out of it. How to properly prepare a frozen seafood cocktail to get the second one? The recipe is simple. To do this, you need to defrost it first. Then add salt, add a couple of tablespoons of soy sauce, white pepper and leave covered for about thirty minutes. Meanwhile, we will prepare the gravy. Fry a few chopped garlic cloves and an onion in olive oil. Then pour in a glass of cream, another spoonful of soy sauce and simmer a little. Add the marinated tutti frutti de maare and simmer for a few minutes. The sauce dish is ready. By the way, if you don’t like soy seasoning, you can replace it with sour cream and marinate seafood in a mixture of lemon juice and olive oil.

How to prepare a seafood cocktail for beer?

Frozen food can be turned into an excellent snack. It goes very well with beer, especially on a hot day. Defrosting seafood. We marinate them in a mixture of olive oil and soy sauce in a ratio of 2 to 1. You can even add a little lemon juice for sourness. Then drain the marinade and fry the mixture. How long does it take to cook a seafood cocktail in a frying pan? We have already turned the frozen product into a chilled one. If it is already cooked, then you need to fry it for no more than five minutes. That’s when the sea mix will become crispy and make an excellent snack for beer.

We use kitchen devices

Many housewives prefer to cook the old fashioned way - in a frying pan, in the oven, in a saucepan. But we are modern people, and we often don’t have free time. Let's try experimenting with a slow cooker. How to prepare a frozen seafood cocktail in this device? Pour some olive oil into the bowl. Cut the onion into cubes and place it there. Turn on the “Frying” program. When the onion begins to turn golden, add a couple of chopped garlic cloves and defrosted seafood to the bowl. As usual, fry them for no more than five minutes. Now add finely chopped tomato or a couple of tablespoons of high-quality tomato paste. The main course is ready to be served. It is best served as a side dish with rice, pasta, bulgur or couscous.

How long to brew a seafood cocktail?

A seafood cocktail is a mixture of seafood, which includes squid, mussels, shrimp, cuttlefish, and so on. All products have already been cleaned.

The seafood cocktail needs to be cooked for 7 minutes. To do this, place the contents of the package in cold water and cook for no more than 7 minutes. If you cook for longer, don't be surprised if the food becomes rubbery. There is no need to defrost first.

How to make a “Sea Cocktail”.

Cook the seafood cocktail in a small amount of water, drain the water. Ready!

What can you make from a sea cocktail?

You can use this healthy product to prepare salads, soups, add to spaghetti, porridge, stewed vegetables, simply season with mayonnaise and add salt. In a word, you can cook whatever you want. What is important is that the cooking process is very small compared to meat products.

Several culinary recipes from boiled sea cocktail.

Delicious sea cocktail salads They prepare very quickly, and this is very important.

1.Brew the seafood cocktail for 7 minutes, drain, cool. Tear the lettuce leaves into pieces, cut the cherry tomatoes into four parts, cut the cucumbers into small pieces and season with olive oil, salt, add a spoonful of lemon juice, medium pieces of sea cocktail and mix. Oil can be replaced with mayonnaise and sour cream. And also add your favorite vegetables to the salad. Delicious salads with sea cocktail are perfect for a festive table (Birthdays, March 8, New Year, Christmas, Valentine's Day, Easter). The salads turn out very beautiful and tasty.

Sea cocktail salad with fruits

Products: Avocado, seafood cocktail, green onion, lemon, soy sauce.

How to cook: Cook the seafood cocktail for 3 minutes, drain the water and fry in vegetable oil for another 4 minutes. Peel the avocado and cut into cubes or slices, add seafood, chopped green onions, grated or crushed garlic, add two tablespoons of lemon juice, a couple of tablespoons of soy sauce, and salt. Mix everything.

Sea cocktail cheese salad

Products: Sea cocktail – 500 grams, hard cheese – 200 grams, tomatoes – 250 grams, mayonnaise and soy sauce – 2 tbsp. spoons, lettuce leaves - 1 bunch, olive oil - 2 tbsp. spoons, black olives or black olives - 20 pieces, salt to taste.

How to cook: Boil the seafood cocktail for 3 minutes, drain the water, fry for 4 minutes with oil. Grind the cheese on a fine grater, crush the garlic, cut the tomatoes into small slices. Combine mayonnaise with soy sauce. Place lettuce leaves on a dish and grease with sauce and place on them tomato slices, cut olives into rings, a layer of cheese, seafood and pour over the remaining dressing. It turns out to be a very tasty salad. I recommend to all.