Shrimp Cocktail

Name: Shrimp Cocktail
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H30M0.000S
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1/2 cup kosher salt; 4 fresh bay leaves; 2 lemons, juiced; 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined; 1/2 cup ketchup; 1/4 cup orange soda; 1 tablespoon clam juice; 1 1/2 teaspoons Mexican hot sauce, such as Cholula; 1 teaspoon lime juice; Freshly cracked black pepper, optional; Lemon and lime rounds, for garnish; 1 ripe avocado, pitted and sliced; 1 cup fresh cilantro leaves; 1 sleeve soda crackers, such as Saltines

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Level: Easy

Total: 30 min (plus chilling time)
Active: 30 min

Yield: 4 servings

Level: Easy

Total: 30 min (plus chilling time)
Active: 30 min

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup kosher salt

4 fresh bay leaves

2 lemons, juiced

1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined

1/2 cup ketchup

1/4 cup orange soda

1 tablespoon clam juice

1 1/2 teaspoons Mexican hot sauce, such as Cholula

1 teaspoon lime juice

Freshly cracked black pepper, optional

Lemon and lime rounds, for garnish

1 ripe avocado, pitted and sliced

1 cup fresh cilantro leaves

1 sleeve soda crackers, such as Saltines

Directions

Bring 1 gallon water to a simmer in a large stockpot. Add the salt, bay leaves and lemon juice. (The water should taste salty like the ocean.) With the water at a playful bubble, add the shrimp and poach until barely cooked through, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain and allow to chill in the refrigerator.
Whisk the ketchup, orange soda, clam juice, hot sauce, lime juice and pepper to taste, if using, in a medium mixing bowl.
Serve the cocktail sauce in a chilled glass bowl or individual cocktail glasses. Perch the shrimp and some lemon and lime rounds on the rim. Top with the avocado and cilantro. Serve with crackers.