When I visit my family in Corpus Christi, I like to have dinner at the Waterstreet Seafood Company or its Oyster Bar. I typically order fried shrimp with a side of oysters on the half shell. These are appetizers. If the rest of the company orders a baked or fried fish or beef entree, I ask the waits person to bring my appetizers with my family’s dinners. Perhaps you do something similar from time to time; it’s a bit like having breakfast for dinner, I suppose.
Yesterday, as I set out to create a deconstructed version of Pati Jinich’s rotisserie chicken tacos, and I bought some Sashimi (sliced raw fish) as an appetizer. When it came dinner time, I forgot all about the Sashimi. It was not a big deal because we were stuffed with chicken tacos and a delicious salad. I resolved to serve the Sashimi as today’s introductory course to be followed by shrimp tacos (also inspired by Pati). The first course of our dinner looked like this.
When we finished our appetizer, neither of us had room for the shrimp tacos. I think tomorrow is shrimp taco dinner. 🙂