Easy Shrimp Cocktail
🍤🍋🎉 Shrimp cocktail is a quintessential appetizer that’s so easy to make and is ready in minutes. You’ll never buy pre-made shrimp cocktail again!
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 70cal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 quarts water
- 1 lemon quartered
- 1 or 2 bay leaves
- 10 to 15 whole black peppercorns
- 1 tablespoon salt or to taste (1 tablespoon salt to 1 pound of shrimp cooked in 2 quarts of water is a good ratio)
- one pound of 12-15 count raw shrimp deveined and peeled with tails left on (16-20 count okay)
- ice bath
- cocktail sauce for serving (storebought or homemade, see blog post for recipe links)
Instructions
- Fill a large pot with water (about 2 quarts for 1 pound shrimp) and add the lemon, bay leaves, peppercorns, salt, and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Allow water to boil for 5 to 10 minutes (while you’re cleaning the shrimp) to allow the flavors to develop.
- Add the shrimp to the water (no need to remove lemon, bay leaves, or peppercorns) and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until done. Pull shrimp when they’ve firmed up and just turned pink. Overcooked shrimp are rubbery, tough, and not good.
- Add shrimp to an ice bath to stop the cooking and allow to remain in icebath for about 5 minutes, or until chilled.
- Serve immediately with cocktail sauce or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 24 hours before serving.
Notes
Nutrition information does not include cocktail sauce.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 70cal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 0.5g | Saturated Fat: 0.1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.1g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 122mg | Sodium: 1269mg | Potassium: 225mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.04g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 69mg | Iron: 1mg
