14 poached cocktail Recipes

firm-ripe bosc or bartlett pears (about 6 oz each), cranberry-raspberry juice cocktail, sugar, bay leaves, julienne orange zest

firm-ripe seckel or forelle pears (3 to 4 oz. each) or 4 bosc pears (6 to 8 oz. each), cranberry juice cocktail, raspberry vinegar, sugar, slender baguette (1/2 lb.), melted butter or margarine, sharp cheddar cheese, thinly sliced, watercress sprigs, rinsed and drained

wild gulf shrimp , deveined but keep in shell, poaching liquid, water , fresh lime, cilantro, garlic, onion, bay leaf, sea salt and whole black peppercorns, sir kensignton ketchup (classic or spicy) or other high quality organic ketchup, a jar of tomato passata, juice of 1 orange, juice of 2-3 limes, red onion, finely chopped and rinsed, an english cucumber, peeled and diced, a touch of jalapeno hot sauce, water , as needed, avocado , cut into cubes, fresh cilantro, minced (plus extra sprigs for garnish ), lime, for garnish, saltines to serve on side

wild gulf shrimp , deviened and peeled, poached (water, lime, garlic, celery, bay leaf, peppercorns, seasoned salt) and chilled, bloody mary cocktail sauce, organic ketchup, vodka, fresh lemon juice, fresh horseradish sauce, worcestershire sauce, tabasco , to taste, inner celery stalk with leaves, martini green olives, lemon

dry white wine, water, black peppercorns, bay leaves, kosher salt, lemon, halved, jumbo shrimp in shells, ketchup, chili sauce, red onion, minced, prepared horseradish, lemon juice, kosher salt, jalapeno pepper, minced (this can be left out if desired)

cranberry juice cocktail, water, pears, peeled, cored with stem intact and sliced in half, canned cranberry sauce, jellied, milk chocolate chips (or 1 1/2 oz), raspberries

pears (2 lb), cranberry juice cocktail, brown sugar, cinnamon stick, low-fat sour cream

guacamole, salsa, perfect poached shrimp, peeled, tortilla chips

whole allspice, pink peppercorns, fresh ginger , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick slices, cinnamon stick, by 1-inch) strip of zest from a navel orange, removed with a vegetable peeler, cranberry juice cocktail, tawny port, dried cranberries, sugar, firm-ripe bosc or anjou pears with stems

shrimp stock or court bouillon, tomato juice , made from blended san marzano tomatoes, worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, prepared horseradish , optional, shots vodka, ice cubes, shrimp , poached in boil, heads removed and peeled, lemon wedges

champagne glasses, head romaine , julienne strips, lobster, cooked, diced, scallops, poached (court bouillon), garnish mint sprigs, sauce, mayonnaise, sour cream, curry, chutney, horseradish, fresh lemon or lime zest

ruby port, cranberry juice cocktail, sugar, x 1-inch strip orange peel (orange part only), whole star anise, firm but ripe bosc or bartlett pears (about 8 oz each), peeled, halved, cored, plain low-fat yogurt, powdered sugar, mint sprigs (optional)