Best 15 Mexican Shrimp Cocktail Recipes

MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Place the shrimp in a large bowl. Stir garlic, red onion, and cilantro. Mix in tomato and clam juice cocktail, ketchup, lime juice, hot pepper sauce, and horseradish. Season with salt. Gently stir in avocado. Cover, and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours. Serve in one large bowl or ladle into individual bowls.

AUTHENTIC MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL (COCTEL DE CAMARONES ESTILO MEXICANO)

Steps:

• Mix onion with lime juice in a small bowl and allow to stand for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, toss shrimp, roma tomatoes, cucumber, celery, jalapeno, salt, and black pepper in a bowl until thoroughly combined.
• Whisk tomato and clam juice cocktail, ketchup, cilantro, and hot pepper sauce in a separate bowl; stir dressing into shrimp mixture. Gently fold in avocados. Cover and chill thoroughly, at least 1 hour.

MEXICAN-STYLE SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Bring 1 quart (1L) of salted water to a boil. Add the shrimp and let the water return to a simmer and poach for an additional minute or two. Scoop the shrimp out and place onto a rimmed baking sheet and chill 30 minutes. The shrimp can be made a day in advance and chilled until ready to serve.
• For the sauce, stir together the ketchup, lime juice, the Mexican hot sauce, olive oil and cilantro in a large bowl. This step can be completed a day in advance, stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container.
• In a small strainer, rinse the onion under cold water, then shake off the excess liquid, and add to the sauce. Peel, dice and add the jicama; dice and add the cucumber. Stir in the chilled shrimp and the avocado right before serving.
• Garnish with lime and serve with tostadas, chips, or saltine crackers.

MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients. Stir in soda, Clamato juice, lime juice and ketchup. Add shrimp. Refrigerate, covered, at least 2 hours., Just before serving, add avocados. Serve with a slotted spoon and tortilla chips.

ORIGINAL MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Mix roma tomatoes, sweet onion, ketchup, tomato and clam juice cocktail, salsa, cilantro, salsa verde, lime juice, hot pepper sauce, and garlic in a glass salad bowl; cover and refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. Cut tails from shrimp, if present, and gently fold into tomato mixture; stir avocado into shrimp cocktail.

MEXICAN-STYLE SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Place clam juice and oregano in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Add shrimp and stir just until shrimp turn pink and are not quite cooked through, about 2 minutes. Transfer shrimp to a bowl with a slotted spoon. Reserve liquid. Let shrimp cool to room temperature.
• Place chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, red onion, and jalapenos is a mixing bowl. Add ketchup, cooking liquid from the shrimp, lime juice, cilantro, and hot sauce. Gently mix until ingredients are well blended.
• Chop shrimp into bite-size pieces, leaving a few whole for garnishes. Stir chopped pieces into the vegetable mixture. Wrap mixing bowl with plastic wrap. Place reserved shrimp in a bowl; wrap with plastic wrap. Refrigerate shrimp cocktail and reserved shrimp until thoroughly chilled, 2 to 3 hours.
• If mixture seems a bit thick, add a little tomato juice or pickle juice. Stir in avocado cubes. Serve, if possible, in clear glass bowls. Top with reserved whole shrimp and some cilantro leaves.

SPICY MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Mix shrimp, red onion, habanero pepper, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, and garlic in a large bowl; add tomato and clam juice cocktail, lime juice, ketchup, horseradish, and hot pepper sauce and stir. Season mixture with salt. Gently stir avocado into the mixture taking care to not mash the avocado.
• Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours before serving.

CLASSIC MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients (except avocado) in large pot, stir well. Refrigerate for at least 2-3 hours. Serve in glass bowls. Garnish with diced avocado.

COCTEL DE CAMARONES (LA COSTA STYLE MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL)

Steps:

• Position a rack on the top level of the oven, about 4 inches from the broiler. Turn on the broiler.
• Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Place the tomato halves on it, cut side down. Broil until the tomatoes are softened and slightly charred (10-12 minutes). Allow to cool to room temperature.
• Combine 4 quarts water, 1/4 cup lime juice and 2 tablespoons salt in a large saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Add the shrimp and cook until they are fully cooked (about 3 minutes) . They should be bright pink-orange, curled and firm but not hard.
• Immediately drain the shrimp into a colander and hold under running cold water for about 1 minute. Drain well, transfer to a bowl, cover and refrigerate until cold.
• Combine the roasted tomatoes, the remaining 1/2 cup water, the remaining 2 tablespoons lime juice, the adobo sauce, the honey, the garlic, the Worcestershire sauce and the pepper in a blender and puree on high speed until smooth. Season to taste with salt.
• When ready to serve, pour the sauce into a large ceramic or glass bowl. Add the shrimp, avocado, cucumber, onion, diced tomato, cilantro and jalapeno. Stir gently to mix.
• Serve in tall glasses or sundae glasses with long spoons and accompany with the crackers. Pass the lime wedges at the table.

MEXICAN GAZPACHO SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• In large bowl, mix enchilada sauce, seasoning mix and lime juice with whisk until smooth. Fold in remaining ingredients.
• Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour but no longer than 2 hours, stirring once, to blend flavors. Serve in cocktail glasses.

TRADITIONAL MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a large nonreactive container.
• Chill and serve with limes and Tabasco sauce.
• * Do not over-cook the shrimp, as they will become tough!
• Be careful when steaming the shrimp; you do not want it tough.

MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Cook shrimp in boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until just cooked through, about 3 minutes. Drain, cool, and then shell, leaving tail shells attached if desired. Chill until cold, at least 15 minutes.
• Stir together tomatoes, scallion, garlic, lemon and lime juices, salt, and pepper.
• Just before serving, finely dice avocado and stir into tomato salsa. Spoon salsa into 4 serving dishes and arrange shrimp and lime on top.

COOL MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Pour tomato-vegetable juice cocktail into a bowl. Gently stir in shrimp, cucumbers, avocados, canned diced tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, red onion, jalapeno pepper, garlic, horseradish, salt, and hot pepper sauce until thoroughly combined. Chill in refrigerator and serve in martini glasses.

JIM'S " MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL"

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl except cilantro.
• Cover and marinate in refrigerator, stirring occasionally, at least 2 hours, but overnight is better.
• Just before serving, stir in cilantro.
• I use Zesty Italian dressing and RoTel tomatoes, but you can use whatever dressing you prefer.

MEXICAN SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Peel and devein shrimp, leaving tails intact.
• Cook shrimp in a large pot of lightly salted boiling water for 1 to 3 minutes or until shrimp turn pimk. DO NOT OVERCOOK.
• Drain, rinse under cold running water and place cooked shrimp in a large bowl.
• In a medium bowl combine ketchup, lime juice, and hot sauce.
• Stir in tomato, onion and cilantro.
• Pour tomato mixture over shrim; toss to coat.
• Cover and refrigerate for 2 - 4 hours.
• Just before serving, add avocados; toss to coat.
• Serve in cocktail glasses. If desired, garnish with lime wedges.