SHRIMP COCKTAIL

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What a fun twist on shrimp cocktail! It makes for an impressive presentation... and tastes as good as it looks!

Provided by Sandy Mika

Categories     Seafood Appetizers

Time 35m

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 - 3 lb fresh raw shrimp
1/4 ea green pepper, red, yellow, orange thinly sliced (i like to use multi colors peppers, they look so pretty)
1 bermuda onion thinly sliced
2 juice from lemons
2 Tbsp worchestshire sauce
18 oz open pit original barbeque sauce
fresh cilantro chopped
1 lemon thinly sliced for garnish

Steps:

  • 1. Clean, devein, remove tails, and quickly steam shrimp, be careful not to over cook. Set aside to cool in large serving bowl.
  • 2. Slice your onions and peppers. You can add more pepper and onion slices if you like . I add mostly by how its proportioned to everything else.
  • 3. Chop some cilantro. About a handful, the amount is mostly to your taste.
  • 4. When shrimp is cooled, add peppers , onions, cilantro, worchestshire sauce, juice from 2 lemons, and the whole bottle of OPEN PIT.
  • 5. Mix well. Cover. Place in refrigerator for a couple hours to chill through, it helps the flavors meld. Mix well,Garnish with lemon slices. Serve.

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