Shrimp Cocktail
No dish showcases shrimp as simply and elegantly as shrimp cocktail.
3⁄4 cup ketchup
3 tbsp. drained prepared horseradish
2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
2 tsp. worcestershire sauce
8–10 drops Tabasco
Pinch of salt
2 cups white wine
1 tbsp. black peppercorns
6 sprigs fresh thyme
1 small bunch flat-leaf parsley
1 sliced yellow onion
1 chopped rib celery
1 dried bay leaf
16 jumbo shell-on shrimp (about 1 pound)
1. For the sauce, put ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, worcestershire sauce, Tabasco, and a pinch of salt into a medium bowl and stir well. Cover and refrigerate.
2. Put wine, black peppercorns, thyme, parsley, onions, celery, bay leaf, and 2 quarts water into a large pot. Season the liquid generously with salt and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 30 minutes.
3. Add shrimp, and cook, stirring occasionally, until just cooked through, 2–3 minutes. Drain shrimp and transfer to a sheet pan and spread into a single layer; let cool to room temperature. Refrigerate shrimp until completely chilled, then peel them. Divide cocktail sauce between 4 cocktail glasses and perch 4 shrimp along the rim of each glass.
SERVES 4
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