Recipes

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Ingredients

1 pound raw large shrimp, peeled and deveined, any size shrimp

   or precooked salad shrimp

1 large Japanese cucumber, diced

1/2 cup diced celery

1/2 cup finely diced red onion

2 cup diced, ripe tomatoes, or quartered small cherry tomatoes

3/4 cup ketchup

1 freshly squeezed lime or lemon to taste

1 cup freshly chopped cilantro to taste

1 Tbsp. prepared Horseradish

Splash of Tabasco sauce or to taste

1 large Hass avocado, cubed (optional)

2 tablespoons jalepeno peppers, seeded, finely diced, (optional)

1. Cook shrimp in 2-3 cups of boiling water. Cook until it is just done, do not over cook. Strain out shrimp and let cool. Save the shrimp water.

1. Prepare all vegetable ingredients, place in a large bowl.

1. Add remaining ingredients to diced vegetables.

1. Cut cooled shrimp into ½ inch chunks. If using precooked salad shrimp don’t cut smaller. Add shrimp to mixture.

1. Add up to a cup of the reserved shrimp water to mixture. Add enough to enhance flavor of the cocktail. Don’t add too much, cocktail will be too liquidy .

1. Cover and refrigerate till cold.

1. Serve with tortilla chips or serve as a cocktail.