Cocktail Sauce

Tags: sauces

A Little Personal History:

Spending a rainy afternoon making some of my homemade Worcestershire, ketchup, and chili sauce, it occurred to me, why not add a few more ingredients for some shrimp cocktail sauce. The rest is history. If you’re short on time or rather just the “standard fare” version, I’ve included one in “Tips, Notes and Variations” below 🙂

Description:

The classic sauce for shrimp/seafood cocktail and oysters on the half shell.

Categories:	Sauce
Servings:	1+ cup
Time:	– Preparation:   15 minutes – Refrigeration: Overnight
Equipment:	Mixing bowl, garlic press, whisk
Difficulty:	Easy

Ingredients:

• 1 cup Ketchup
• 1 Tbs Worcestershire sauce
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon. prepared horseradish
• 2 teaspoon. lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon. Chili Sauce
• 1 dash cayenne pepper
• 1 dash Scorching Hot Sauce or to taste

Procedure:

1. In medium bowl, combine all ingredients and blend thoroughly.
2. Store in tightly sealed jar.
3. Refrigerate overnight to allow ingredients marry together.

Advanced Preparation:

• This sauce is intended to be prepared in advance and refrigerated till needed.

Tips, Notes and Variations:

While my recipe is “top shelf” IMHO, here’s an easy to prep “generic” 4 ingredient version:

Cocktail Sauce