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Shrimp Cocktail

Name: Shrimp Cocktail
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 9 min
Total time: 29 min
Ingredients: 3000 mL water; 2 lemons; 2 heads of garlic (cut in half); 150 g kosher salt; 75 g sugar; 2 bay leaves; 1 kg U8-12 easy peel raw shrimp; 350 g chili sauce; 1 lemon (zest & juice); 50 g prepared horseradish; 10 g hot sauce (i use Frank’s); 40 or so cranks of black pepper

By Brian Lagerstrom

Shrimp cocktail is THE party appetizer. Most people grab it pre-made and arranged from the store, which is fine, but this will have everyone’s jaw. This recipe brings shrimp cocktail from a ten out of ten to a one thousand out of ten.

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 9

Total Time: 29

Servings: servings

Ingredients

3000 mL water
2 lemons
2 heads of garlic, cut in half
150 g kosher salt
75 g sugar
2 bay leaves
1 kg U8-12 easy peel raw shrimp

Cocktail Sauce

350 g chili sauce
1 lemon, zest & juice
50 g prepared horseradish
10 g hot sauce (i use Frank’s)
40 or so cranks of black pepper

Metric – US Customary

Instructions

In a pot, combine water, juiced halved lemons, garlic, salt, sugar, bay leaves. Bring the pot to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes.
Stir the shrimp into the water, turn off the heat, and poach for 4 minutes.
Once the shrimp is poached, transfer it to an ice water bath to cool.
Mix all cocktail sauce ingredients to combine.
Remove the shrimp from the water bath and dry thoroughly. Dip them in the cocktail sauce and enjoy!