Delight of shrimps

Ingredients for 4/6 persons

• 450 g of codfish fillets
• 200 g of shrimps
• 4 large lemons
• 1 clove of garlic
• chives
• lemon juice to pleasure
• 140 ml of extra vergin oil
• salt, pepper

Preparation

Boil the fillets of codfish in the water with some grain of pepper, the clove of garlic and some slices of lemon.
Drain them and crumble with a fork, then let them dry in the oven to 180° 5/6 minutes, turning very often the pulp with a fork.
Transfer the cod in a bowl and mix it with a wooden spoon, incorporating the oil very slowly. Stir vigorously until the compound is well merged.
Add the shrimps and tune for salt. Add also the chopped chives and mix. Wash the lemons, split in half, dig them and fill them with the froth of fish. Serve the starter cold, sprinckled with a few drops of lemon juice.

Notes

The join of sea and kitchen garden products recalls the Ligurian tradition. And a white wine of the West, the Pigato combines perfectly to this dish.

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