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Bloody Mary Shrimp Cocktail - 2005
Recipe courtesy of Jim Gregorius (Ron's old boss at NPPD)
INGREDIENTS
PREPARATION
Arrange shrimp in a single layer in rectangular glass or plastic dish, 11x7x1½ inches
Heat tomato juice, vodka and pepper sauce to boiling in 1-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in sugar, and reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 5 min. stirring occasionally. Stir in celery salt and parsley; pour over shrimp. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours. (I think the marinade could be doubled)
Mix cocktail sauce and olives; pour into small serving bowl. Remove shrimp from marinade with slotted spoon; arrange on serving platter. Serve shrimp with sauce and toothpicks.
Hint: Do not marinate the shrimp more than 3 hrs; a longer time in the tomato juice will toughen the shrimp.
Make it extra special: We found an 11-inch diameter Martini glass at Wal-mart for $9.00...We put a little fancy lettuce in the bottom then put a little saran wrap in the bottom and poured the sauce into the glass...garnish like a bloody mary with colossal olives, small lime wedges and celery sticks. (P.S.---You can still use the glass for a very large martini when not doing the shrimp!)
- 1 ½ pounds shrimp, cooked, peeled, deveined (thawed) -- 60 med./ 18-30 lg.
- ½ cup tomato juice
- ¼ cup vodka
- ½ teaspoon red pepper sauce
- ½ teaspoon sugar
- ½ teaspoon celery salt
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley -- chopped
- 1 cup cocktail sauce
- ¼ cup green olives -- finely chopped
PREPARATION
Arrange shrimp in a single layer in rectangular glass or plastic dish, 11x7x1½ inches
Heat tomato juice, vodka and pepper sauce to boiling in 1-quart saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in sugar, and reduce heat. Simmer uncovered 5 min. stirring occasionally. Stir in celery salt and parsley; pour over shrimp. Cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours. (I think the marinade could be doubled)
Mix cocktail sauce and olives; pour into small serving bowl. Remove shrimp from marinade with slotted spoon; arrange on serving platter. Serve shrimp with sauce and toothpicks.
Hint: Do not marinate the shrimp more than 3 hrs; a longer time in the tomato juice will toughen the shrimp.
Make it extra special: We found an 11-inch diameter Martini glass at Wal-mart for $9.00...We put a little fancy lettuce in the bottom then put a little saran wrap in the bottom and poured the sauce into the glass...garnish like a bloody mary with colossal olives, small lime wedges and celery sticks. (P.S.---You can still use the glass for a very large martini when not doing the shrimp!)