Medium Beverage Snack

Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Name: Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
Prep time: 21 min
Cook time: 46 min
Total time: 67 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Unknown
Ingredients: 2 pounds cooked shrimp , peeled and deveined; 0.5 cups finely chopped red onion; 0.25 cups fresh cilantro , chopped; 1 tablespoon crushed garlic; 1.5 cups tomato and clam juice cocktail; 0.25 cups ketchup; 0.25 cups fresh lime juice; 0.25 cups prepared horseradish; 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce , or to taste; salt to taste; 1 ripe avocado - peeled , pitted and chopped

Total Time

1h 7m

21m prep · 46m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

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Difficulty

Medium

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This shrimp cocktail recipe is similar to one I first tried in San Antonio. I could never find a recipe that recaptured what I had there. I experimented and finally came up with the perfect combination of ingredients. Anyone who has tried it has begged for the recipe. Try it with tortilla chips!

Ingredients

2 pounds cooked shrimp , peeled and deveined
0.5 cups finely chopped red onion
0.25 cups fresh cilantro , chopped
1 tablespoon crushed garlic
1.5 cups tomato and clam juice cocktail
0.25 cups ketchup
0.25 cups fresh lime juice
0.25 cups prepared horseradish
1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce , or to taste
salt to taste
1 ripe avocado - peeled , pitted and chopped

Instructions

1

Gather all ingredients.
2

Place shrimp in a large bowl. Stir in red onion, cilantro, and garlic.
3

Add tomato and clam juice, ketchup, lime juice, horseradish, and hot pepper sauce; mix well to combine. Season with salt.
4

Gently stir in avocado. Cover, and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.