Shrimp Cocktail
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.
Ingredients
- 3000 g water, mL
- 2 lemons
- 2 heads of garlic, cut in half
- 150 g coarse salt, 2/3c
- 75 g sugar, 2/3c
- 2 bay leaves
- 2 lb U8-12 easy peel raw shrimp, 1kg
Cocktail Sauce
- 350 g chili sauce, 1 jar
- 1 lemon, zest & juice
- 50 g prepared horseradish, 3 1/2T
- 10 g hot sauce (i use Frank’s), 2t
- 40 or so cranks of black pepper
Instructions
- In a pot, combine water, juiced halved lemons, garlic, salt, sugar, bay leaves. Boil and simmer for 5 mins.
- Add shrimp to water, turn off the heat, & poach 4 min.
- Once poached, transfer to ice water to cool.
- Mix all cocktail sauce ingredients
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