Category
Shrimp
Servings
4
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
20 minutes
There's no bigger crowd pleaser than our shrimp cocktail recipe. Our perfectly plump shrimp served with homemade cocktail sauce are always a winner and ready in minutes.
Short on time? Try our pre-made, classic cocktail sauce and grab a bag of our peeled and deveined shrimp for a quick shrimp cocktail!
Ingredients
1 lemon, halved and juiced
- 1 Tablespoon black peppercorns
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 Tablespoons salt
- ½ cup ketchup
- 2 Tablespoons prepared or freshly grated horseradish
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1 teaspoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- ½ teaspoon hot sauce
FOR THE SHRIMP
FOR THE COCKTAIL SAUCE
Directions
- Fill a large bowl with water and ice and set aside.
- Fill a Dutch oven or stockpot with 4 quarts of water. Add the lemon halves and juice, peppercorns, bay leaves and salt and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Add the shrimp and boil for 1½ - 2 minutes. Strain and add to the bowl of iced water to stop cooking. After 10 minutes, shell and devein the shrimp, then cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Make the cocktail sauce by mixing all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl. Cover and chill until ready to serve.
- Serve the shrimp on a platter of ice with the cocktail sauce and lemon wedges.