The Other "shrimp Cocktail"

MARIELA's Note:

This recipe has been my all-time favorite since I can remember my mom making it. It comes from Mexico, its origina,l has great flavor that is incomparable, and it give u great energy boost, is low in fat and delicious. Hope u guys like it.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 1 hrs
• Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 2 1/2 lbs shrimp, preferly the medium ones
• 2 bottles Clamato juice, cocktail or 2 bottles V8 vegetable juice
• 2 cucumbers, cut and dice into 1 inch squares
• 1 1/2 large hot house tomatoes, cut and diced into 1 inch squares
• 2 avocados, cut and diced into 1 inch cubes
• 1 bunch celery, cut and diced into 1 inch squares
• 1/2 white onion, cut and diced into small tidbits
• 1/2 bunch cilantro, cut and diced (including stems)
• 1/4 cup ketchup
• 5 lemons
• 5 limes
• 1 bottle of tapatio hot sauce (to add as you like some spiciness) (optional)
• 1 box saltine crackers
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt (more or less according to personal taste)
• 1/2 teaspoon white pepper (optional)

Directions:

1. First, cook shrimp or seafood, then rinse and refrigerate until nice and cool.
2. Then dice all of your veggies (make sure they are nice and cold too). Mix all the veggies together in a large bowl. Add salt and pepper at that time and chile sauce. Cut 2 1/2 of the lemons and limes, add to mixture. Add once all veggies and seasonings are all mixed. Add the shimp and mix and then add the clamato juice cocktail, then cool for an hour.
3. Serve in a big ice cream sundae glass or something similar
4. Pour mixture into glasses and sprinkle a little bit of cilantro in it and add a lemon or lime wedge for decoration.
5. Cut the rest of the lemons and limes into wedges. Put in nice plate in center and crackers as well and enjoy!
6. This is delicious guys is a must try if you like seafood and are tired of the same old nasty cocktail sauce and shrimp that is bland. This is a real kicker.

Reviews

[Vicki in AZ]

Sure enough - just like on the beach in Mexico! Excellent.

[Jay Salazar]

We must have the same mother!!! I love this style of shrimp cocktail. I make it the same way and can't get enough!! muy sabroso!!

[Julie.25]

This is a great starter recipe for me. When I made this, I used a 32 oz bottle of Clamato juice and the dish turned out soupy.

OK, now for the tweaks I made or will make next time (because there will definitely be a next time). These are all substitutes based on my personal preferences. I only used lime not both lemon and lime. I love lime! Instead of adding white pepper, I added a jalapeno. For the record, one jalapeno is not enough for my taste buds. So, next time I will probably add 2. I used one whole bunch of cilantro instead of half. I used red onion but think white/yellow onion would have been just fine. I omitted the celery because I didn't have any on hand but think I should have added it. Next time I will try Spicy V8 instead of Clamato in hopes that it will give me the texture I was looking for and I will double the avocado because it added a great creaminess to the dish. I will omit the ketchup because I don't think it added anything. I might try garlic salt instead of salt or I might add a crushed garlic clove. Yummy!

This was a hit for me! Happy cooking!