Time: 1 hour 35 minutes
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4 - 6

Shrimp cocktail is an appetizer that's always a hit with guests. It's light, delicious, and always helps to liven up the wait for the main course without adding unnecessary calories. Shrimp for cocktails should be neat, firm, and beautifully presented. To achieve this, they are peeled completely down to the tails, poached in a spicy broth for a couple of minutes, and then chilled in the refrigerator. The perfect cocktail sauce for shrimp is a mixture of ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, chili sauce, Worcestershire sauce, and a dash of Tabasco. Serve them arranged on a shared platter with a bowl of sauce in the center, or individually, hanging the shrimp from the rims of glasses with sauce.

Ingredients:

Shrimps

• 450g (about 24 pcs.) large shrimp, peeled, deveined, tails left on
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 lemon, cut into 4 pieces + wedges for serving
• 1 tbsp. black peppercorns
• 1 tbsp. coriander seeds

Cocktail sauce

• 1/3 cup sweet chili sauce (such as Heinz)
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tbsp horseradish, drain the liquid
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Prepare cocktail sauceIn a small bowl, combine the chili sauce, ketchup, lemon juice, horseradish, hot sauce, and Worcestershire sauce. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving.
Step 2
• Boil the shrimpIn a large saucepan, combine 8 cups of water, bay leaf, quartered lemon, peppercorns, coriander seeds, and 2 tablespoons of salt. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and add the shrimp. Simmer until the shrimp are slightly curled and cooked through, about 4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, remove the shrimp to a plate and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
Step 3
• Serve with cocktail sauce and lemon wedges.
  
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