Shrimp Cocktail

[lihat]

My favorite restaurant Abuelo's in Plano Tx had my favorite shrimp cocktail. That place is amazing from their chips and salsa's to the Sea Bass and oh my the Flan! Everything is so good! During Covid they took it off the menu. The Bartender has worked there over 20 years. He was nice enough to point me to the recipe.

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Avocado Cream

1 medium avocado
½ cup Ranch dressing
Cholula Hot Sauce, La Tapatía Hot Sauce or Tabasco Sauce – to taste
Salt – to taste

Remove pit from avocado. Using a spoon, scoop avocado from shell. Mash avocado to a pulp and mix with Aged & Charred Ranch dressing. Add hot sauce and salt to taste. Place in refrigerator until ready to use.

Cocktail Sauce

Ketchup - 1 cup
Tomato juice – ¼ cup
Horseradish (drained) – 1 TBSP.
Fresh Lime Juice – 2 tsp. I use juice from a whole lime. Did not have lemon.
Fresh Lemon Juice 2 tsp.
Cholula Hot Sauce, La Tapatía Hot Sauce or Tabasco Sauce – 1 tsp
Black Pepper – ½ tsp.

Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and mix well.

Add the following ingredients to 1 cup of cocktail sauce.

2 TBSP. finely diced white onions
2 TBSP. of chopped cilantro
2 TBSP. seedless diced jalapeños I used serrano pepper
¼ cup of seedless diced Roma tomatoes I used a whole medium fresh tomato.

Mix well. Place in refrigerator until ready to use.

I use medium shrimp. Bring some crab boil to a boil. Add shrimp and take off heat. Wait 10 minutes than add shrimp to ice water. Add shrimp to sauce. I add diced avocado to sauce than layer cream and sauce with shrimp. This is so good!

Very simple;
1. Finely shred two large leaves of lettuce,
2. Quarter then eighth two large tomatoes, then carefully chop into 1cm size pieces,
3. Mix 2 tbsp tomato ketchup, 2 tbsp mayo, 1 tsp horseradish, 1 tsp espelette or paprika, 1 tsp cayenne, 1 tsp celery salt, 1 tsp white pepper,
4. Combine all above and plate,
5. Top with 150g cooked and peeled cold water prawns,
6. Garnish with a dusting of cayenne.

Variations could include slices of avocado and/or croutons.

Serves one or two.

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Brian, my Grandma used to make similar. My one regret of many is not asking her of her seafood cocktail recipe.

I think your recipe is close… I am trying this next weekend!