Dad's Shrimp Cocktail

Servings: 6

Author: Maxine Sharf

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Dad's Shrimp Cocktail

Prep time: 10 MinCook time: 10 MinTotal time: 20 Min

My dad makes the best shrimp cocktail every time my family hosts a dinner party! This is his recipe - such an easy, healthy appetizer that always feels like a treat.

Ingredients

Shrimp

• 1 lb. Shrimp, tail on, peeled and deveined
• Salt
• 2 Bay Leaves
• 1 tsp Sugar

Cocktail Sauce

• 1 Cup Heinz Ketchup
• 3 Tbsp Cup Horseradish
• 5 Shakes Tabasco Sauce
• 1 Shake Worcestershire
• 1/4 Lemon, juice

Instructions

Cocktail Sauce

1. If shrimp are frozen, defrost them by soaking in a bowl of room temperature water.Boil a large pot of water and season with salt, bay leaves and sugar; get an ice bath ready in a separate bowl.Add shrimp and cook until water begins to simmer and shrimp are pink; to test if the shrimp are ready, take one out and run it under cold water - eat it to make sure it's crunchy.
2. Drain the shrimp and run under cold water; place into the ice bath until cold.
3. Drain and serve with cocktail sauce made by mixing the ketchup, horseradish, tabasco, worcestershire and lemon juice; taste and adjust the seasoning if needed

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