Shrimp, Egg and Potato Layered Salad
February 8th, 2014 in Salads by Julia Volhina
Total cooking time: 7h
This salad is often referred to as “Shrimps Under Fur Coat” salad, here two shrimp layers are dressed in layer of grated potatoes, eggs, mayo and topped with red caviar.
I know red caviar is not something people here buy and eat all that often, but if you decide to try this salad I suggest to get caviar from the local european or russian store.
This salad needs some time to settle down after assembling, so prepare it at least 6 hours prior to serving.
Ingredients:
- 1.5 pounds of frozen boiled shrimps
- 4 eggs
- 2-3 idaho potatoes
- About 5oz of red caviar
- 5 bay leaves
- 10 black peppercorns
- 3-5 allspice corns
- Salt to taste
- Mayo
How to prepare, step-by-step:
- Prepare ingredients:
- Boil potatoes and eggs on hard, cool them down to room temperature and peel:
- Bring pot with water to simmer, add salt, black peppercorns, allspice corns and bay leaves in:
- Add shrimps in, let them simmer for about 5 mins, then turn heat off and let shrimps stay in the water for 10 mins more:
- Then remove shrimps from the water, let them cool down:
- Spread a thin layer of mayo on the bottom of a salad dish:
- Clean shrimps, slice them into smaller pieces, then divide the shrimps portion in half and arrange one half on top the mayo in an even layer:
- Dress the shrimp a bit of mayo:
- Grate potatoes on big slots of grater:
- Even potato layer up, press it down a bit:
- Dress with a bit of mayo:
- Then grate all eggs over smaller slots:
- Even egg layer out and dress with a bit of mayo:
- Cover with a layer of remaining shrimps:
- Dress with a bit more mayo:
- Using teaspoon, arrange a layer of caviar over in an even layer:
- Put assembled salad to fridge for at least 6 hours:
- And serve carefully sliced across all layers: