recipe: bloody mary shrimp

Shrimp cocktail meets everyone’s favorite Sunday-morning cocktail for a vodka-infused shrimp appetizer.

Shrimp:
1 pound medium shrimp in shell, peeled, deveined, pre-cooked
1-1/2 cups thinly sliced celery (3 to 4 ribs)
1 cup thinly sliced scallions (about 6)

Sauce:
1/2 cup ketchup
1/4 cup vodka
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp/to taste un-drained bottled horseradish
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp hot sauce

If frozen, thaw shrimp per package instructions
Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl
Spoon hors d’oeuvres sized portions into porcelain curve spoons (shown above)
Garnish with diced avocado (optional)

Makes about: 50 hors d’oeuvres
Takes about: 35-60min

Happy Fat Tuesday!

Thanks to chris at apartment therapy who contributed.

Comments

[laurel]

I made a similar recipe for NYE AND i used these spoons!
Looked so good and great minds think alike!

[TImothy]

Wow - that looks tasty. This might just be the perfect hangover cure after a rough Saturday night.