Shrimp Cocktail and Shrimp Cocktail Sauce
How to make and elegant shrimp cocktail with homemade shrimp cocktail sauce. It's an elegant dinner party appetizer.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
Shrimp Cocktail Sauce:
- 1 cup chili sauce, bottled or pre-made
- 2/3 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish, ( to 3 tablespoons)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon onion, finely grated (optional)
- Dash Tabasco sauce, or any hot sauce, to your taste
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl and chill until you are ready to serve the shrimp cocktail.
- To serve, place the cocktail sauce in a serving bowl surrounded by the shrimp. Or place the sauce in a glass and place the shrimp around the rim.
- Makes about 2 cups, or 8 to 10 servings.
Notes
This fabulous zesty sauce is also wonderful on lobster.
Variation:
Here is a sweeter variation of this shrimp cocktail sauce recipe:
Omit the onion and Tabasco sauce. Add 1/2 cup of crushed pineapple and a bit of sugar (whatever amount suits your taste buds) and mix together for a sweet-and-sour shrimp sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 112kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 13gFat: 1gSaturated Fat: 0.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 114mgSodium: 1192mgPotassium: 275mgFiber: 1gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 447IUVitamin C: 8mgCalcium: 60mgIron: 1mg
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