Best Recipe for Shrimp Cocktail Bar: Classic Cocktail Sauce, Avocado Crema, Remoulade
Ingredients
- 1 cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons Louisiana hot sauce, or more to taste
- 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh parsley
- 1 tablespoon capers, drained
- 1/4 teaspoon chile powder
- 1 clove garlic, pressed
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 green onion, sliced
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
- 3 dashes Worcestershire sauce
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro, or more to taste
- 2 to 3 avocados (ripe but not overripe)
- Juice of 1 lime, or more to taste
- Salt
- About 3/4 cup milk
- 12 to 13 pounds peeled, cooked, tail-on large shrimp, chilled
- Lemon wedges, for garnish
Instructions
- Watch how to make this recipe.
- For the remoulade: Stir together the mayonnaise, hot sauce, parsley, capers, chile powder, garlic, lemon juice and green onions in a bowl (or for a smoother remoulade, whizz in a food processor). Chill thoroughly before serving.
- For the classic cocktail sauce: Stir the ketchup, horseradish, Worcestershire and some salt and pepper together in a bowl. Chill before serving.
- For the avocado crema: Put the yogurt, cilantro, avocados, lime juice and some salt in a food processor and mix until completely smooth. Gradually add the milk and keep blending until the desired consistency is reached. (You can add more or less milk as desired.)
- Arrange the shrimp on a large platter over ice, and serve with separate ramekins of the avocado crema, remoulade and classic cocktail sauce and lemon wedges to garnish.
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