I broke from tradition this year for our Memorial Day feast and decided to do a shrimp boil in lieu of the traditioinal grilling.We deciced to have it Sunday since my daughter had to work today and It all began with some new potatoes, fresh corn on the cob, vidalia onions, lemons and of course shrimp, all boiled togrther in a large pot with A couple of packs of Zatarians shrimp boil. Everything but the shrimp was boiled first and when the corn and potatoes were done, the shrimp was added and cooking continued for another 2-3 minutes. Just untii them shrimps turned a nice pink color.
It was all then dumped unceramoniously into the middle of Kathy's Mom's dining room table.
I had brought a bottle of my Muscadine Currant, a bottle of Jobes Blackberry Port and a bottle of Wiedekers Muscat to enjoy with the meal.
As fate would have it, not a wine opener was to be found and the Muscat had a screw top so it turned out to be the wine we had with the boil. It was actually a nice pairing, the spiciness of the Muscat really enhanced the flavors of the shrimp boil.
All that was left remaining was:
It was all then dumped unceramoniously into the middle of Kathy's Mom's dining room table.
I had brought a bottle of my Muscadine Currant, a bottle of Jobes Blackberry Port and a bottle of Wiedekers Muscat to enjoy with the meal.
As fate would have it, not a wine opener was to be found and the Muscat had a screw top so it turned out to be the wine we had with the boil. It was actually a nice pairing, the spiciness of the Muscat really enhanced the flavors of the shrimp boil.
All that was left remaining was: