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We Texans love our pecans, especially when they’re native. Again this year, the Texas Pecan Board sponsored the annual Texas Co-op Power Holiday Recipe Contest, and the 2013 grand prizewinner has done our state’s favorite nut proud.
Farmers Electric Cooperative
$3,000 Grand Prizewinner
Rockwall resident Peggy Dickerson created a delicious recipe featuring Texas pecans, shrimp and a tangy Thai dipping sauce.
Dickerson says she was encouraged by her grandmother to cook and began experimenting in the kitchen as an 8-year-old.
“I like to create new dishes, and I’m really interested in how food looks on the plate,” she says, adding that her husband, Gary, teases her about the effort she puts into the presentation of meals. Her eye for delicious taste and presentation earned her the 2013 Holiday Recipe Contest $3,000 grand prize.
Be sure to check out all the 2013 winners in the Also in This Issue box at right.
1 pound large shrimp
1 3/4 cups Texas pecans, divided
3/4 cup cornflakes
3/4 cup Panko breadcrumbs
4 teaspoons plus 1 cup sugar, divided
4 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed dried red pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons medium-grind sea salt, divided
1 egg
1/4 cup whipping cream
Dash red pepper sauce
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
Oil for frying
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons Thai sweet red chili sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon grated onion
Pinch ground pepper
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 tablespoon dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
8 cups fresh spring mixed greens
6 dates, pitted and sliced
6 ounces goat cheese, crumbled
1 beet, roasted and cut into half-inch cubes (optional)
1 pear, peeled and thinly sliced
Shrimp
Sauce
Glazed Pecans
Assembly
Servings: 6. Serving size: 1/6 of dish. Per serving: 668 calories, 24.2 g protein, 25.2 g fat, 86.1 g carbohydrates, 5.8 g dietary fiber, 1,664 mg sodium, 54.8 g sugars, 145 mg cholesterol
The Texas Pecan board is happy to sponsor the 2013 Texas Co-op Power Holiday Recipe Contest. Texas Pecans are top quality, fresh, and have a taste as big as Texas.
Useful Links
Texas Pecan Growers Association
National Pecan Shellers Association
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Add Texas Pecans!
Pecan in the Shell: Buy them from any Texas Pecan Grower for guaranteed freshness and flavor. Crack and eat as fast as you can!
Pecan Halves: Typically bought to add a festive decoration to fresh salads or as a topper to baked goods. Nobody can resist a dish with beautiful pecan halves!
Pecan Pieces: Pecans that have been shelled and cut into pieces, making it easy to add them to fresh items like salads or ice cream or for adding to baking recipes. Try substituting pecan pieces where a recipe calls for other nuts and notice how the flavor increases. Pecan pieces impart lots of pecan flavor into dishes!
Pecan Meal: A byproduct of shelling and processing pecans. Meal will thicken sauces, enhance flavors in baking, can be used as a coating or breading on seafood, chicken or any fried foods and even makes great peanut butter.
Pecan Butter: A rich textured spread that can be used as a replacement for other “butters” or spreads and is used a lot in bakery and confectionery items because of its enhanced “nutty” flavor.
Pecan Oil: Made by pressing the natural oils out of the pecan kernel. One of the highest-quality oils sold, and good for you too! Substitute pecan oil anywhere your recipe calls for oil as a coating or in cooking.
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