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a row of small glasses filled with red cocktail sauce and chilled shrimp hooked over the rims in a wide horizontal shot, lime wedges and ice in the background, marble countertop, bright natural light, shallow depth of field, landscape orientation

Spicy Shrimp Cocktail Shooters

Chilled, poached shrimp are served with zesty and spicy cocktail sauce so they can easily be eaten by hand.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 12 shooters
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1.5 lb large shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 3 tbsp prepared horseradish
  • 2 tbsp lime juice
  • 1 tsp hot sauce
  • 0.5 tsp celery salt

Method
 

  1. Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and poach shrimp 2 to 3 minutes until pink.
  2. Drain and plunge shrimp into an ice bath to chill, then pat dry.
  3. Whisk ketchup, horseradish, lime juice, hot sauce, and celery salt.
  4. Spoon a few tablespoons of sauce into each small glass.
  5. Hang 2 to 3 shrimp over the rim of each glass.
  6. Chill until ready to serve.

Notes

Buy shrimp already peeled and deveined to save yourself fifteen minutes of fiddly prep.