Mexican Shrimp Cocktail with Lime

This delicious recipe for Mexican shrimp cocktail calls for jalapeño, hot pepper sauce, cilantro, lime, and tomato to give a real Mexican flavor to the dish. A lot of Mexican foods are very spicy but you can alter the spiciness of this tasty appetizer recipe to suit yourself.

You can either add more jalapeño and hot sauce, leaving them out or serving them on the side so your guests can add as much heat as they like. You can serve this Mexican shrimp cocktail with tortilla chips, bread and butter or simply as it is. You can also substitute a cup of shrimp for a cup of crab or clams and make a seafood cocktail.

Spicy Shrimp Cocktail Mexican Style

Ingredients -

3 tablespoons minced cilantro plus leaves for garnish
3 cups large unpeeled shrimp, cooked (about 36 in total)
3 tablespoons minced raw tomato
½ teaspoon hot sauce
½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed limejuice
½ teaspoon minced fresh jalapeño
1 cup catsup
4 teaspoons minced green olives
¼ orange juice
Salt and pepper to taste
6 lime wedges
½ head lettuce, chopped

Preparation:

Combine the shrimp, cilantro, green olives, tomato, and jalapeño in a large bowl.

Mix the catsup, orange juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and limejuice in another bowl to make the sauce. Season with salt and pepper.

Divide the lettuce between 6 margarita glasses or parfait dishes, top with the shrimp mixture and top each one with a few cilantro leaves and a wedge of lime.

Serve each one with some orange and catsup sauce on the side for dipping.

(Serves 6)

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