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A bowl filled with cocktail sauce, surrounded by shrimp.
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Best Shrimp Cocktail Sauce Recipe

This tangy cocktail sauce is easy to make and It's so much better than store-bought! Serve with a pile of cooked gorgeous shrimp, crab cakes, or tortilla chips.
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 13kcal
Author Deb Clark

Ingredients

  • ⅔ cup catsup
  • 2 tablespoon jarred horseradish
  • dash Worcestershire sauce
  • dash Tabasco sauce
  • ½ lemon or lime, juiced

Instructions

  • Measure out each ingredient, pour into a small bowl. 
  • Mix the shrimp sauce well. Refrigerate until serving. 
  • This will make about one cup of sauce. Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for three to four days.
  • Serve with pre-cooked shrimp, fried shrimp, oysters, scallops, clams, fritters or your favorite seafood!

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Notes

I prefer the grated (jarred) horseradish, though creamy will work. The difference is the grated is spicer, creamy is more mild in flavor.
No horseradish? Substitute with wasabi!

Nutrition

Calories: 13kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Sodium: 98mg | Potassium: 40mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 50IU | Vitamin C: 2.6mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.1mg