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What could be easier and more delightful than a shrimp cocktail to start off your meal?

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Don't forget to check out my Prime Rib Dinner dinner menu which includes this easy-to-make Shrimp Cocktail.

Shrimp Cocktail

Frozen cooked, cleaned, shrimp with tails-on and thawed*
Cocktail Sauce (see recipe below)
Fresh parsley for garnish
Fresh lemon slices for garnish

* Thaw overnight in the bag in the refrigerator, or remove shrimp from bag, thaw in a colander or strainer under cold running water for about three minutes. Use immediately.

Prepare Cocktail Sauce. Place cocktail sauce in a martini, drinking glass, or any decorating bowl. Place several fresh shrimp on the rim of the glass with the tails on the outside. Make one cut in each lemon slice starting at the center and cutting through to the outside. Place a cut lemon slice on each glass where you made the cut so that it stands up. Add a sprig of parsley and serve.

Makes 4 servings.
 

COCKTAIL SAUCE:
Recipe by Dave Bucholz of Clackamas, OR

1/2 cup chili sauce or catsup
2 tablespoons hot cream-style horseradish
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon coarse salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
2 teaspoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice
4 drops Tabasco
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
2 garlic cloves, minced

In a small bowl, mix ingredients together to taste, cover and chill until ready to serve and to develop flavor.

Makes 2/3 cup.