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Classic Shrimp Cocktail

Updated Oct 26, 2018
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This cocktail sauce was in the first Betty Crocker cookbook in 1950, along with the shrimp in another chapter. Now they appear together and it just seems to be right!

Classic Shrimp Cocktail

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 6
  • Ingredients 7
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Ingredients

Shrimp

  • 4 cups water
  • 1 1/2 lb uncooked large shrimp in shells, thawed if frozen, peeled (tail shells left on) and deveined

Cocktail Sauce

  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 4 to 6 teaspoons prepared horseradish*
  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 or 3 drops red pepper sauce

Garnish, if desired

  • Lemon slices

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 3-quart saucepan, heat water to boiling. Add shrimp. Cover and return to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 3 to 5 minutes or until shrimp are pink; drain.
  • Step 
    2
    Meanwhile, in small bowl, mix sauce ingredients. Serve shrimp with sauce and lemon slices.

Nutrition

100 Calories
1/2g Total Fat
12g Protein
11g Total Carbohydrate
9g Sugars
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