Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)

I prepare this refreshing shrimp cocktail for my family a lot during the hot summer days. Being a Mexican family, we always add Mexican hot sauce (such as Valentina® or Tapatio®) and serve with saltine crackers on the side. The trick is to start with well-chilled shrimp, ketchup, and tomato juice cocktail so it can be ready after only chilling 1 hour in the fridge. Top with additional hot sauce and avocado slices if desired. Enjoy!


Recipes · Appetizers and Snacks · Seafood · Shrimp


Prep Time: 45 mins
Additional Time: 1 hrs
Servings: 4
Total Time: 1 hrs 45 mins

Ingredients

Ingredients List

  • ⅓ cup Spanish onion, chopped

  • ¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice

  • 1 pound chilled cooked medium shrimp - peeled, deveined, and tails removed

  • 2 roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped

  • 1 cucumber, finely chopped

  • 1 stalk celery, finely chopped

  • 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped

  • 2 teaspoons salt

  • 2 teaspoons ground black pepper

  • 1 ½ cups chilled tomato and clam juice cocktail (such as Clamato®)

  • 1 cup chilled ketchup (such as Heinz®)

  • 1 bunch fresh cilantro - stems discarded and leaves chopped

  • 2 tablespoons hot pepper sauce (such as Valentina®)

  • 2 avocados - peeled, pitted, and chopped


Directions

  1. Gather all ingredients.


Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Nutrition Facts
410 Calories
17g Fat
42g Carbs
29g Protein


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