Shrimp Cocktail

Ingredients

• •1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
• •6 cups water
• •1 teaspoon salt
• •2 lemon slices fresh lemon
• •1 cup ketchup
• •3 tablespoons prepared horseradish
• •2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• •1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
• •1/2 teaspoon hot sauce
• •for serving ice

Directions

1. 1Bring water to a boil in a large pot with salt and lemon slices.
2. 2Add shrimp and cook for 2-3 minutes until pink and cooked through, then drain and transfer to ice water to chill completely.
3. 3Mix ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce in a bowl to make the cocktail sauce.
4. 4Arrange crushed ice in cocktail glasses and divide chilled shrimp around the rim of each glass.
5. 5Fill a small serving bowl with cocktail sauce and place in the center of the shrimp arrangement.
6. 6Serve immediately with small cocktail forks or toothpicks for dipping.

💡 Poach shrimp only until curled and opaque, then chill quickly for cocktail; lingering in hot water makes them firm and dry.

Cook this with Miamzi 👨‍🍳

Miamzi knows what's in your kitchen — it checks this recipe against your ingredients, adds what's missing to your grocery list, plans your week, and invents new dishes from what you already have.