Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Name: Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 454 grams shrimp, raw or cooked; 1 serving Salt; 237 milliliters chopped red onion; 237 milliliters peeled, diced cucumber; 118 milliliters chopped celery; 1 jalapeno, minced; 425 grams whole peeled tomatoes, chopped OR 1 1/2 cups of freshly chopped tomatoes with their juices; 118 milliliters ketchup; 59 milliliters chopped cilantro; 2 Juice of a lime, about; 1 Tbsp Hot sauce (like Crystal or Tabasco) to taste (about to 1/4 cup of Crystal); 1 avocado, cut into chunks

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail might be just the Mexican recipe you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains approximately 27g of protein, 9g of fat, and It works well as a hor d'oeuvre. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian diet.

Instructions

Peel, devein, and cook raw shrimp (if using): If you have pre-cooked, peeled and deveined shrimp you can skip to the next step. If you are working with raw shrimp, peel and devein them.

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Shrimp

If you have a little extra time and want your shrimp to be extra good, put the shells in 6 cups of cool salted water, bring to a boil, then strain the shell stock into a separate pot and cook the shrimp in that liquid.

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Pasta Shells

Shrimp

Stock

Water

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Pot

If you want to skip that step, just bring a medium pot salted water to a boil (a Tbsp salt for 2 quarts of water), add the shrimp, and cook for 2-3 minutes, until just cooked through. Reserve a cup of the cooking water and chill it.

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Shrimp

Water

Salt

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Pot

Cut half of the shrimp into large chunks, leaving the other half whole (for a more attractive presentation).

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Shrimp

Toss with other ingredients, chill:

Put the chopped shrimp in a bowl with the chopped onions, cucumber, celery, jalapeño, tomatoes, ketchup, cilantro, lime juice and hot sauce. Gently stir to combine, and chill.

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Lime Juice

Hot Sauce

Cilantro

Cucumber

Tomato

Ketchup

Celery

Onion

Shrimp

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Bowl

Add some cooled shrimp cooking water: Once the cooking water has cooled at least to room temperature, add a little at a time to the shrimp cocktail, until the shrimp cocktail is the consistency you want (use clam stock or lightly salted water—a third of a teaspoon of salt dissolved into a cup of water—if you are starting with already cooked and peeled shrimp).

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Cocktail

Shrimp

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Water

Salt

Stir in salt, hot sauce, avocado: To serve, add salt and more hot sauce to taste and gently mix in the chopped avocados. Dip the whole shrimp in the cocktail and arrange them on top.

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Hot Sauce

Avocado

Cocktail

Shrimp

Salt

Dip

Serve in parfait glasses or in small bowls with tortilla chips on the side.

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Tortilla Chips

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Bowl

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Servings:

454grams

shrimp, raw or cooked 1serving

Salt 237milliliters

chopped red onion 237milliliters

peeled, diced cucumber 118milliliters

chopped celery 1

jalapeno, minced 425grams

whole peeled tomatoes, chopped OR 1 1/2 cups of freshly chopped tomatoes with their juices 118milliliters

ketchup 59milliliters

chopped cilantro 2

Juice of a lime, about 1Tbsp

Hot sauce (like Crystal or Tabasco) to taste (about to 1/4 cup of Crystal)1

avocado, cut into chunks

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Shrimp works really well with Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. One wine you could try is Skyfall Pinot Gris. It has 4.8 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 13 dollars.