Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
Ingredients
Shrimp Broth
- 2 pounds shrimp
- 3.5 cups water
- 1 celery stick
- 2 garlic cloves
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 bay leaves
- ¼ white onion
Shrimp Cocktail
- 3.5 cups shrimp broth
- 2 pounds shrimp cut into chuncks
- 2 cups ketchup
- ¼ cup lime juice
- 3 pinches pepper
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 jalapeño or serrano chopped
- 1 cup red onion chopped
- ⅓ cup cilantro chopped
- 1 cup tomato chopped
- ½ cup cucumber chopped
- 1 avocado
- Optional: habanero or valentine sauce
Instructions
Shrimp Broth
- To start with, you obviously need shrimp. I am using 2 pounds of cooked shrimp but you can use raw shrimp with no problem.
- For 2 pounds of shrimp add 3 ½ cups of water to boil. Add 1 celery stick, ¼ of an onion, 2 garlic cloves, and ½ teaspoon of salt. Add the shrimp and let it cook for about 4 minutes.
- You will know the shrimp is ready when it has to turn into a pink and white color in case it was raw. After the first 3 minutes, you will start to have this amazing smell all over your kitchen
Shrimp Cocktail
- Mix the shrimp broth with the ketchup, soy, and Worcestershire sauce, and add the pepper and lime juice. Stir well until all the ingredients are combined.
- Add the shrimp, cucumber, cilantro, tomato, and red onion to the sauce. Mix all together.
- I recommend adding the avocado at the very end so it does not smash while you mix the other ingredients.
- Place in the fridge and serve cold.
