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!
Ingredients
- 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