Perfect Boiled Shrimp and Cocktail Sauce
From Good Food Magazine, September 1987
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INGREDIENTS
NutritionBoiled Shrimp
- 3quarts water
- 1
- 1
- 1tablespoon black peppercorns
- 1lb shrimp
Cocktail Sauce
- 1⁄2cup chili sauce
- 1tablespoon fresh lime juice
- 1teaspoon prepared horseradish
- 1⁄4teaspoon hot red pepper sauce
- 1⁄4teaspoon 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.