shrimp cocktail
My friend Edwardo gave me this recipe, a wonderful man from Ecuador. The juice from this is very good, I have known some to go back for more of the juice and some even add vodka to it and drink it.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
What a fun twist on shrimp cocktail! It makes for an impressive presentation... and tastes as good as it looks!
prep time
30 Min
cook time
5 Min
method
Steam
yield
Ingredients
- 2 - 3 pounds fresh raw shrimp
- 1/4 ea - green pepper, red, yellow, orange thinly sliced (i like to use multi colors peppers, they look so pretty)
- 1 - bermuda onion thinly sliced
- 2 - juice from lemons
- 2 tablespoons worchestshire sauce
- 18 ounces open pit original barbeque sauce
- - fresh cilantro chopped
- 1 - lemon thinly sliced for garnish
How To Make shrimp cocktail
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Step 1Clean, devein, remove tails, and quickly steam shrimp, be careful not to over cook. Set aside to cool in large serving bowl.
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Step 2Slice your onions and peppers. You can add more pepper and onion slices if you like . I add mostly by how its proportioned to everything else.
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Step 3Chop some cilantro. About a handful, the amount is mostly to your taste.
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Step 4When shrimp is cooled, add peppers , onions, cilantro, worchestshire sauce, juice from 2 lemons, and the whole bottle of OPEN PIT.
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Step 5Mix well. Cover. Place in refrigerator for a couple hours to chill through, it helps the flavors meld. Mix well,Garnish with lemon slices. Serve.
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Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#Healthy
Category:
Seafood Appetizers
Keyword:
#shrimp
Keyword:
#cocktail
Ingredient:
Seafood
Method:
Steam
Culture:
American
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