Shrimp Cocktail

How To Make Shrimp Cocktail Sauce First Course Appetizer Recipe

How to make homemade cocktail sauce... that's easy. My son Dave created this recipe, it is outstanding. I have never tasted a better one. It has just the right amount of seasoning to enhance and accompany fresh seafood shrimp, serve in martini glasses.

For another beautiful appetizer, try this shrimp vegetable cocktail hors d'oeuvre shrimp and vegetables beautifully presented in a stemmed glass with minced fresh parsley on rim of the glass.

Start your next Dinner Party with this show stopper,
it always receives rave reviews.

Shrimp Cocktail, Shrimp Cocktail Sauce
source: recipe and photograph created by www.finedinings.com

Recipe Type: shrimp cocktail, shrimp cocktail sauce, seafood, shellfish, appetizer, first course

Prep: 15 min
Total Time: 15 min
Serves: 2

Ingredients:
Homemade Shrimp Cocktail Sauce
1/2 cup catsup
2 tablespoons hot cream style horseradish
1/4 teaspoon white sugar
1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
1/2 teaspoons freshly cracked black pepper
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
4 drops Tabasco sauce
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced

20-24 shrimp seafood, cooked, chilled, peeled, tail-on (61 to 70 count)
2 lemon slices
2 parsley sprigs garnish

Directions

In a small bowl combine catsup or chili sauce, horseradish, sugar, salt, black pepper, fresh lemon juice, Tabasco, Worcestershire and minced garlic cloves together. Can be prepared in advance, cover and refrigerate to develop flavors until ready to use.

Spoon sauce into martini glasses, arrange shrimp seafood around rim of glasses draping tails over the side for a beautiful presentation, see my photograph.

With a sharp knife cut a slit in lemon slices starting at the peel and cutting to the center, place on rim of glass, add parsley sprigs for garnish and serve this beautiful shrimp cocktail hors d'oeuvre on individual dinner plates as a first course entree. It's a keeper!

Wine recommendation: Pinot Gris; Chardonnay; Sauvignon Blanc