Tangy Tarragon Dip With Shrimp - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup good quality mayonnaise
1 cup sour cream
2 tablespoons finely chopped tarragon
2 green onions, coarsely chopped
1 shallot, chopped
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
1 lb uncooked large shrimp, unpeeled

Preparation

Bring a medium saucepan of lightly salted water to a boil. Add shrimp and cook until just pink and opaque in the center, about 3 minutes.
Drain shrimp, and rinse under cool water.
Peel and devein shrimp, and transfer to a food processor. Add greern onions, shallot, and tarragon; using pulse, process shrimp until finely chopped.
Transfer shrimp mixture to a medium bowl.
Mix the mayonnaise, sour cream, Worcestershire sauce, and hot pepper sauce, if using.
Add salt and pepper,to taste.
Cover and chill for at least 2 hours.
Can be made a day ahead of time.