Shrimp Cocktail
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients
- For the Poached Shrimp:
- 3 cups of water
- 1 cup of your favourite white wine
- the juice and zest of one lemon
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 2 bay leaf
- 2 tsp of salt
- 1-1lb bag of frozen shrimp, 16-20 count, chilled but thawed
- For the Cocktail Sauce:
- 1 cup of ketchup
- ½ cup of horseradish
- 1 Tbsp of soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp of Worcestershire
- the juice and zest of one lemon
Method
- For the Shrimp:
- Pour the water and wine into a saucepan over medium high heat. Add the lemon, onion, garlic, bay leaf and salt. Bring the works to a full simmer and continue cooking for a few minutes so the flavours can build. Add the shrimp, stir, cover with a tight-fitting lid, turn off the heat and rest for 10 minutes. Remove the shrimp and set aside to cool further.
- For the Cocktail Sauce:
- Whisk together the ketchup, horseradish, soy sauce, Worcestershire and lemon. Dip away!