Mighty nice shrimp cheese ball
1 cheeseball
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | cups | Water |
| 1 | pounds | Unpeeled medium-size fresh shrimp |
| 1 | pack | Cream cheese, softened (8-oz.) |
| 1 | tablespoon | Prepared horseradish |
| 1 | tablespoon | Lemon juice |
| 2 | teaspoons | Grated onion |
| 1 | teaspoon | Liqid smoke |
| ¼ | cup | Chopped pecans, toasted |
| 2 | tablespoons | Chopped fresh parsley |
Directions
Bring water to a boil; add shrimp, and cook 3 to 5 minutes or until shrimp turn pink. Drain well; rinse with cold water. Chill. Peel, devein, and chop shrimp.
Combine shrimp, cream cheese, and next 4 ingredients in a bowl; stir well. Cover and chill 1 hour. Shape shrimp mixture into a ball; cover and chill thoroughly.
Combine chopped pecans and parsley; roll cheese ball in pecan mixture.
Serve with assorted crackers.
Yield: 1 (4-inch) cheese ball.