Shrimp Cocktails

Name: Shrimp Cocktails
Ingredients: 1 lemon; kosher salt; 1 lb shrimp (raw, in shell, about 15 of the medium or large, 15-30 per lb. size); 1/3 cup chili sauce (Heinz); 1/2 cup ketchup (Heinz); 1 tablespoon horseradish (prepared, creamy); 2 teaspoons lemon juice (fresh); 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

1 lemon
kosher salt
1 lb shrimp (raw, in shell, about 15 of the medium or large, 15-30 per lb. size)
1/3 cup chili sauce (Heinz)
1/2 cup ketchup (Heinz)
1 tablespoon horseradish (prepared, creamy)
2 teaspoons lemon juice (fresh)
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

Directions

1

SAUCE:.
2

Make the sauce at least one hour in advance (even better with 24 hours in the fridge).
3

For the cocktail sauce, combine the chili sauce, ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce. Chill at least one hour, if possible.
4

SHRIMP:.
5

Cut the lemon in half and add it to a large pot of boiling salted water. Add the shrimp and cook, uncovered, for only 3 minutes, until they are just cooked through. Remove with a slotted spoon to a bowl of ice water to immediately stop cooking.
6

When the shrimp are cool enough to handle, peel and devein them (back-sides). Keep cold until ready to serve.