Homemade Cocktail Sauce Recipe
Everyone should have a great Homemade Cocktail Sauce Recipe for shrimp and seafood. This shrimp dip is fresh, easy and flavorful with just 4 ingredients.
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Shrimp Cocktail Sauce
Once you realize how simple it is to make cocktail sauce at home you’ll never buy the store bought variety again. Not only is it quick, easy and inexpensive to make. . . it tastes so much better too!
You are able to customize your seafood sauce to your tastes. I like extra horseradish in my cocktail sauce so I add even more than this recipe calls for. Or for a mild sauce just decrease the amount of horseradish and hot sauce.
You can even make this a Keto-friendly low carb cocktail sauce by using a no-sugar ketchup.
What Is Shrimp Sauce Made Of
The basic base ingredients are ketchup, horseradish, lemon and Worcestershire sauce. You can customize by adding in fresh chopped parsley, hot sauce (Tabasco), Old Bay Seasoning, lemon zest or anything else you might enjoy. Cajun seasoning turns this into a fantastic Cajun Cocktail Sauce.
What Do You Use Cocktail Sauce For
Shrimp (or prawns depending where you’re from) is the most common seafood to serve cocktail sauce with. I have also seen it served alongside fish, crab and oysters.
Here are some recipes to serve alongside this cocktail sauce:
Oven Roasted Shrimp – Crab Corn Fritters – Sheet Pan Shrimp Boil – Air Fryer Shrimp
Ingredients Needed For This Shrimp Dip Cocktail Sauce (screenshot for grocery list)
- Organic Ketchup
- Prepared Horseradish
- Lemon
- Worcestershire Sauce
How To Make Cocktail Sauce At Home
- Mix all ingredients until fully combined. Add any extras or preferred seasonings.
- Refrigerate until serving.
More Make At Home Condiments:
Basil Spinach Pesto – Peach Barbecue Sauce – Homemade Ketchup – Garlic Cilantro Chimichurri
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Homemade Cocktail Sauce Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Organic Ketchup
- 2 Tablespoons Prepared Horseradish
- 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire Sauce
- Salt/Pepper - to taste
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients until fully combined. Add any extras or preferred seasonings.
Refrigerate until serving.
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