Italian
Shrimp Cocktail
by Giallozafferano · 2.9M subscribers on YouTube
An Italian classic shrimp cocktail with homemade pink sauce, layered with iceberg lettuce and served in a glass. A timeless seafood antipasto.
- Difficulty
- easy
Ingredients
8 items- 300 gSmall Shrimpreserve some whole for decoration
- Saltfor boiling water, to taste
- 3 pcsBay Leavesbay leaves for boiling water
- 120 gInsalata Iceberg
- 300 gMayonnaisefor cocktail sauce
- 80 gKetchupfor cocktail sauce
- 15 gWorcestershire SauceWorcestershire sauce for cocktail sauce
- Chives(optional) — chopped, for decoration to taste
Method
- Boil a pot of water with salt and 3 bay leaves.
- Add 300g of shrimp. Cook for 1 minute, then drain and let cool.
- Slice 120g of iceberg lettuce.
- Reserve some whole shrimp for decoration. Cut the remaining shrimp.
- In a bowl, combine 300g mayonnaise, 80g ketchup, and 15g Worcestershire sauce. Mix to make cocktail sauce.
- Add the chopped shrimp to the sauce. Mix.
- Assemble the cocktail: put some lettuce on the bottom of a glass. Add a layer of cocktail sauce. Alternate layers of sauce and lettuce until the glass is full.
- Decorate with lettuce, whole shrimp, and chopped chives to taste. Serve.
Giallozafferano
Professional chef2.9M subscribers on YouTube1.1B total channel viewsIl principale canale di ricette italiane dal 2009. Pubblicazioni giornaliere.
