Name: Perfect Boiled Shrimp and Cocktail Sauce
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 3 quarts water; 1 bay leaf; 1 lemon, quartered; 1 tablespoon black peppercorns; 1 lb shrimp; 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

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From Good Food Magazine, September 1987

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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

Heat water, bay leaf, lemon and black peppercorns to boiling in large pot. Reduce heat and simmer uncovered 10 minutes.
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.
To make cocktail sauce, combine chili sauce, lime juice, horseradish, hot red pepper sauce, and Worcestershire sauce in bowl.

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review by rothiii

8/14/2019

This review is for the shrimp boil method only, as had a ton of cocktail sauce in the pantry. The boiling method is perfect!

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1/1/2019

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review by anlern

4/30/2018

Came out perfectly! Boiling for three minutes was just the right time. This is a great recipe for the DASH diet sans the cocktail sauce.

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review by Cyndi H.

12/24/2016

This simple recipe provides perfectly cooked and flavored shrimp cocktail. We are using these during our Christmas Eve celebration and can't wait to share them with our loved ones!

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review by gailanng

11/19/2009

So simple and with such a delicious outcome. My husband was most impressed and passed a tray among family members insisting everyone give them a try. I secretly had the thought of calling him the Shrimp Pimp.

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