
Skip the supermarket tray. Our shrimp cocktail update is the ultimate make-ahead party app. Roasting brings out the shrimp's natural sweetness, and the two homemade sauces are ridiculously simple.
ingredients
Roasted Shrimp
- 2 pounds fresh or frozen (thawed) jumbo shrimp (21 to 25 per pound)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- Lemon wedges
Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce
- 1/3 cup ketchup
- 1/3 cup bottled chili sauce
- 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
- 1 tablespoon vodka
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon bottled hot pepper sauce
- 1/8 teaspoon celery salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
Lemon-Chive Mayo
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup snipped fresh chives
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 1 small clove garlic, pressed or minced
- 1/4 teaspoon sugar
- Kosher salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
directions
- Peel and devein shrimp (thaw first, if frozen), leaving tails in place. In a large bowl, combine lemon juice, olive oil and the kosher salt. Add shrimp; toss well. Set aside 10 minutes, tossing once or twice. Transfer shrimp to a 15x10x1-inch baking pan and spread evenly. Roast in a 400 degrees oven until just pink and cooked through, about 5 minutes. Cool to room temperature; cover and refrigerate overnight or until well-chilled. (Meanwhile, make sauces.) Serve with extra lemon wedges if desired.
- In a small bowl, combine chili sauce, ketchup, vodka, horseradish, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, celery salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Chill until ready to serve.
- In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, chives, lemon zest, lemon juice, garlic, sugar and kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste. Chill until ready to serve.
nutrition facts
(Roasted Shrimp Cocktail with Bloody Mary Cocktail Sauce and Lemon-Chive Mayo)
Servings Per Recipe 8, Monounsaturated fat (g) 5, Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0, Polyunsaturated fat (g) 7, Folate (µg) 6, sat. fat (g) 2, Riboflavin (mg) 0, carb. (g) 7, Niacin (mg) 0, Trans fatty acid (g) 0, fiber (g) 0, sodium (mg) 605, sugar (g) 5, Potassium (mg) 355, Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 0, Fat, total (g) 14, vit. C (mg) 5, chol. (mg) 188, Thiamin (mg) 0, pro. (g) 23, calcium (mg) 81, cal. (kcal) 251, vit. A (IU) 167, iron (mg) 1