Bloody Mary Shrimp
A creative appetizer that combines succulent shrimp with classic Bloody Mary cocktail flavors, featuring vodka, horseradish, and spices. Served as elegant bites in Chinese soupspoons, this dish makes a perfect party starter.
Ingredients
- •1 pound medium shrimp in shell, peeled and deveined
- •1½ cups celery
- •1 cup scallions
- •½ cup ketchup
- •¼ cup vodka
- •¼ cup fresh lemon juice
- •2 tablespoons bottled horseradish
- •1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- •1 teaspoon Tabasco
- •Chinese soupspoons
- •diced avocado
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Bring a large saucepan of salted water (2 tablespoons salt for 2 quarts water) to a boil. Add shrimp, then remove from heat and let stand in water until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Drain in a colander and cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Cut shrimp into thirds and transfer to a large bowl with celery and scallions.
35 min
- 2.
Whisk together all sauce ingredients, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 3/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste.
5 min
- 3.
Just before serving, stir sauce into shrimp mixture. Spoon 2 shrimp pieces with vegetables and sauce into each soupspoon and arrange spoons on a platter.
10 min
