Bloody Brain Recipe

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Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 2 3/4 pounds large shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cooked 1 tablespoon powdered gelatin 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh horseradish 1 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 3/4 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper Prepared cocktail sauce, for serving

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Recipe Summary Servings: 10 Bloody Brain

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Read the full recipe after the video.

Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary Servings: 10

Recipe Summary

Servings: 10

Servings: 10

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Bloody Brain

Bloody Brain

Ingredients

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 pounds large shrimp, peeled, deveined, and cooked 1 tablespoon powdered gelatin 1 teaspoon finely grated fresh horseradish 1 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice 3/4 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper Prepared cocktail sauce, for serving

Directions

Arrange shrimp in a 6 1/2- to 7-cup brain-shaped mold with tails facing upwards in vertical rows.

Fill a glass bowl with 1 2/3 cups cold water; sprinkle gelatin over water and let stand 5 minutes. In a small saucepan, cook gelatin mixture over medium-low heat, stirring constantly, until gelatin has dissolved. Whisk in lemon juice, horseradish, salt, Old Bay, and cayenne pepper until well combined.

Pour gelatin mixture over shrimp in mold. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing down on the surface. Fit a plate into mold and weight with cans. Refrigerate until set, about 5 hours. Invert mold onto a serving platter; serve with cocktail sauce.

Reviews (6)

 Add Rating & Review     126 Ratings   5 star values:        8    4 star values:        16    3 star values:        70    2 star values:        25    1 star values:        7        

Reviews (6)

Add Rating & Review     126 Ratings   5 star values:        8    4 star values:        16    3 star values:        70    2 star values:        25    1 star values:        7       

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126 Ratings 5 star values: 8 4 star values: 16 3 star values: 70 2 star values: 25 1 star values: 7

126 Ratings 5 star values: 8 4 star values: 16 3 star values: 70 2 star values: 25 1 star values: 7

126 Ratings 5 star values: 8 4 star values: 16 3 star values: 70 2 star values: 25 1 star values: 7

• 5 star values: 8 4 star values: 16 3 star values: 70 2 star values: 25 1 star values: 7

  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 1 stars       10/28/2019   This should work in theory, but it doesn't. All the spices stuck to the silicone mold and the gelatin was wayyyy too much. It was gross and flavorless. I wasted 2 lbs of shrimp  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       11/13/2015   Martha Stewart is my hero! She has amazing creativity and this is another example of that fact! I love making this ghoulish Halloween appetizer and watching my guest's reaction when they see it on the table! Ya gotta see my pictures at http://robynsflight.wordpress.com  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/28/2010   I make this every year and it is a hit! I wish I knew about the head stand idea, I will use it next year. I use tomato paste and no horseradish and I use Roasted red peppers for the veins. Love you Martha  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/13/2010   You can buy a head stand at a cosmetology supplier like Sally's Beauty Supply. I found the brain mold at a Halloween store called Spirit's. Hope this helps!  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/11/2010   Where do you get the head stand and mold?  
  
  Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/11/2010   Where do you get the head stand?  
  

  Martha Stewart Member

  Rating: 1 stars 10/28/2019

This should work in theory, but it doesn’t. All the spices stuck to the silicone mold and the gelatin was wayyyy too much. It was gross and flavorless. I wasted 2 lbs of shrimp

Rating: 1 stars

Rating: Unrated 11/13/2015

Martha Stewart is my hero! She has amazing creativity and this is another example of that fact! I love making this ghoulish Halloween appetizer and watching my guest’s reaction when they see it on the table! Ya gotta see my pictures at http://robynsflight.wordpress.com

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 10/28/2010

I make this every year and it is a hit! I wish I knew about the head stand idea, I will use it next year. I use tomato paste and no horseradish and I use Roasted red peppers for the veins. Love you Martha

Rating: Unrated 10/13/2010

You can buy a head stand at a cosmetology supplier like Sally’s Beauty Supply. I found the brain mold at a Halloween store called Spirit’s. Hope this helps!

Rating: Unrated 10/11/2010

Where do you get the head stand and mold?

Where do you get the head stand?

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