Vuelve La Vida - "Back to Life" recipe

Venezuelan Week is in Malaysia (3rd time)!

Organised by the Venezuelan Embassy, it encompasses culture, dance, rituals & FOOD!

Ah! - if you want to try authentic Venezuelan cuisine, check out the Eastin Hotel where Chef Edgar Leal (celebrity chef from Cacao Restaurant, South Florida) & wife Mariana (pastries chef) will whip up sumptuous dishes during the promotion week.

They were on the Breakfast Show @NTV 7 (Malaysian local terrestrial channel) to share a popular appetiser (sold around the beaches) aptly called:


Back to Life - Vuelve LaVida (hope I got the spelling right)!
http://www.ntv7.com.my/Shows/Episodes.aspx?MasterID=4&ShowID=2&MenuID=2&TemplateID=1&SubMenuID=1&VideoID=9757&EpID=9068#anchorVid

Boil the seafood for 2 min in salted water:
100g Shrimps
100g Mussel
100g Scallop
100g Squid /calamari

Drain the seafood & mix in a bowl together with:
a few stalks of Cilantro - chopped
1 big onion - julienne
1 big red pepper - julienne (cut into thin strips)
2 tbsp scallion/spring onion - chopped
4 cloves garlic - minced
1 tbsp tomato paste
5g black pepper
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp Tabasco sauce
1/2 cup White vinegar
1 tbsp Worchester sauce
Pinch of salt
Water

Rest the mix in the fridge for 1 day to let the flavours blend.

Serve in cocktail glasses to bring you back to life!!

More about the Venezuelan Week - http://crazeepatches.blogspot.com/