Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)

Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)

Total Time
48 min
25m prep · 23m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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I prepare this refreshing shrimp cocktail for my family a lot during the hot summer days. Being a Mexican family, we always add Mexican hot sauce (such as Valentina® or Tapatio®) and serve with saltine crackers on the side. The trick is to start with well-chilled shrimp, ketchup, and tomato juice cocktail so it can be ready after only chilling 1 hour in the fridge. Top with additional hot sauce and avocado slices if desired. Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • 0.33 cups Spanish onion , chopped
  • 0.25 cups freshly squeezed lime juice
  • 1 pound chilled cooked medium shrimp - peeled , deveined, and tails removed
  • 2 romas (plum) tomatoes , chopped
  • 1 cucumber , finely chopped
  • 1 stalk celery , finely chopped
  • 1 jalapeno pepper , seeded and finely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 1.5 cups chilled tomato and clam juice cocktail , such as Clamato®
  • 1 cup chilled ketchup , such as Heinz®
  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro - stems discarded and leaves chopped
  • 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce , such as Valentina®
  • 2 avocadoss - peeled , pitted, and chopped

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Mix onion with lime juice in a small bowl and allow to stand for 10 minutes.

  3. 3

    Meanwhile, toss shrimp, roma tomatoes, cucumber, celery, jalapeno, salt, and black pepper in a medium bowl until thoroughly combined.

  4. 4

    Whisk tomato and clam juice cocktail, ketchup, cilantro, and hot pepper sauce in a separate bowl; stir dressing into shrimp mixture.

  5. 5

    Gently fold in avocados. Stir in onion mixture. Cover and chill thoroughly, at least 1 hour.

  6. 6

    Enjoy!

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