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I’m not a huge seafood person (even though I have a tasty seafood recipe coming on Friday), but I really do enjoy shrimp. It doesn’t matter how it’s cooked…steamed, grilled, sauteed, baked, breaded, coconut…it’s all good. What I love even more is shrimp dipped in a big bowl of homemade cocktail sauce.
For the longest time, I thought the store bought stuff was amazing until I had homemade cocktail sauce at the restaurant. I almost fell out of my chair it was so good. {Shhh…don’t tell, but I pretty much licked the bowl clean.} If you’ve never tried fresh cocktail sauce then you are in for a treat.
I even dip my crab meat in it (since I can’t have butter) and that is killer! I’m not saying to forgo the butter, but consider it an option. First, you need to make a fresh little batch though. It’s so easy you can make it just for one meal and it doesn’t take any time at all to throw it together!
I love making my sauces from scratch like this (or like my chocolate syrup) is so that I can control the quality of ingredients, the salt & sugar levels, and so that I know every single ingredient. No chemicals, no funny ingredients…just good ol’ common ingredients that most of you probably already have on hand.
Homemade Cocktail Sauce
This homemade cocktail sauce is SO easy to make, and it tastes better than bottled cocktail sauce, plus it doesn't have any additives!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups ketchup
- 2 tsps prepared horseradish
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 1/2 tsps sugar
- 1/4 tsp hot sauce
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in small bowl, cover and chill.
- ©Around My Family Table
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12 Serving Size: 2 tbspAmount Per Serving: Calories: 34Total Fat: 0gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 317mgCarbohydrates: 9gFiber: 0gSugar: 7gProtein: 0g
Homemade cocktail sauce is SO much tastier than the bottled stuff!