Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, shrimp cocktail. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook shrimp cocktail using 11 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Shrimp Cocktail:
- Make ready 1 pound uncooked shrimps
- Prepare 2 limes
- Prepare 2 lemons
- Make ready 3 Roma tomatoes
- Take 1 small red onion
- Prepare 1 cucumber
- Get 1/2 jalapeño pepper
- Make ready Bunch cilantro
- Take 1/2-1 cup Clamato
- Prepare to taste Salt
- Take 1 Avocado
Bring poaching liquid to a rapid boil. Transfer shrimp to a bowl of ice water and immerse in ice water until cold; drain. Arrange cold shrimp on a platter and serve with chilled sauce. Her classic shrimp cocktail is a perfect example: it's an easy but elegant starter that shines because it calls for the very best ingredients—including a quick homemade cocktail sauce.
Instructions to make Shrimp Cocktail:
- Bring water to a boil. Peel and devein shrimps. Porch shrimps in water until flesh turns pink. Remove shrimps and place in a ice water bath to stop from further cooking.
- Chop up all vegetables and juice the lemons and limes. Place all chopped vegetables in a bowl add in citrus juice and salt to taste.
- Chop shrimps into small pieces. Mix chopped shrimps with the vegetables and citrus juice. Refrigerate for about 30 minutes or longer.
- When ready to service, pour in the Clamato juice and diced avocado. Serve with plantains, tostadas, alone or with a salad for a lower carb option.
Arrange cold shrimp on a platter and serve with chilled sauce. Her classic shrimp cocktail is a perfect example: it's an easy but elegant starter that shines because it calls for the very best ingredients—including a quick homemade cocktail sauce. When preparing this spread, use high-quality, sustainably sourced shrimp, and plan on about three to six shrimp per guest. My preferred method is to bring a pot of salted water to the boil. You can add some aromatics first like some lemon juice and lemon wedges, peppercorns, and a good handful of fresh parsley leaves.
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