Perfect Boiled Shrimp and Cocktail Sauce

From Good Food Magazine, September 1987

• Ready In: 15 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• Boiled Shrimp

• 3  quarts water
• 1  bay leaf
• 1  lemon, quartered
• 1  tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1  lb shrimp

• Cocktail Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup chili sauce
• 1  tablespoon fresh lime juice
• 1  teaspoon  prepared horseradish
• 1⁄4 teaspoon  hot red pepper sauce
• 1⁄4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

Directions

1. Heat water, bay leaf, lemon and black peppercorns to boiling in large pot. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered 10 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, shell and devein shrimp. Add shrimp and cook just until pink and slightly firm to the touch, about 3 minutes. Drain immediately and cool under cold running water.
3. To make cocktail sauce, combine chili sauce, lime juice, horseradish, hot red pepper sauce, and Worcestershire sauce in bowl.