Shrimp Cocktail

[BrianGSDTexoma]

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.





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 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!

 

[SmokinEdge]

That looks very good. It’s different in a good way, I like it.

 

[Colin1230]

Oh man, what a recipe! Thanks for sharing Brian. Looks delicious!

 

[Jim_C]

I don't think I have seen a shrimp cocktail with avocado creama. Looks good. I like the way you layered it.

 

[forktender]

Our family restaurant made the best shrimp cocktail I've ever had, damn I miss that place. Watching my Noni cook was amazing, I can't even come close to replicating her shrimp cocktail. The next time I get my hands of some fresh shrimp, or Spot prawns I'm gonna give your recipe a shot Brian, it looks Kill'er!!!
The avocado crema, sounds kill'er, and will go great on many things.
I bookmarked this recipe, thanks for posting it.
Dan

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

I bookmarked this recipe, thanks for posting it.

This is the link to the recipe on Abuelo's Facebook: Shrimp Cocktail

 

[radioguy]

Yum. Thanks Brian. Avocado crema sounds amazing. On my to do list now.

RG

 

[forktender]

This is the link to the recipe on Abuelo's Facebook: Shrimp Cocktail

Awesome, got it saved, Brian.
Thank you.

 

[JLinza]

Don't know how I missed this, but that sounds delicious.

 

[crazymoon]

BGSDT, Thanks for sharing that recipe !

 

[bgosnell151]

I am thoroughly intrigued by this... I've been following a recipe for a few years that my boys love, but this might be a different twist that looks awesome!!!

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

I am thoroughly intrigued by this... I've been following a recipe for a few years that my boys love, but this might be a different twist that looks awesome!!!

I really like it but would like to try yours if want to share?

 

[bgosnell151]

I really like it but would like to try yours if want to share?

Mine is straight from Kamado Joe...

I love the stock it builds in this recipe and honestly, the tequila cocktail sauce is pretty fantastic.

 

[disco]

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 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!

Wow! This looks terrific!

 

[mageerauld]

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 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 custom signature cocktails bartending service.

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!

That looks incredible! Thanks for sharing the recipe. Abuelo’s was always a favorite of mine too. The layering with the avocado cream and cocktail sauce sounds perfect, I can’t wait to try making this at home!

 

[mneeley490]

I know they weren't gourmet, but I miss the days of $1 shrimp cocktails in Las Vegas.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Did some more today. Man is this good. This time I added med shrimp frozen to the crab boil and took off the heat 15 minutes took shrimp out and put in fridge. After cool took shells off. These where perfect and still had good flavor from the crab boil.

n

 

[SmokinEdge]

BrianGSDTexoma
Try smoking the shrimp sometime, but get the big ones.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

BrianGSDTexoma
Try smoking the shrimp sometime, but get the big ones.


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That looks good! About what temp and time? I was planning on making Tuscan Shrimp pasta later but I was shrimped out after eating that.

 

[SmokinEdge]

That looks good! About what temp and time? I was planning on making Tuscan Shrimp pasta later but I was shrimped out after eating that.

I’ll post you a link to what I made. The key when I made the cocktail was the Tequila lime marinade on the shrimp. I was running the kettle 225-250 with coals banked for indirect cook. I placed a chunk of apple wood on the coals then put the shrimp on indirect closed the lid for just a few minutes for smoke (it doesn’t take much) then moved shrimp over direct heat and grilled hot and fast maybe couple minutes per side. The lime juice will char. Then rest.


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