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Mexican Shrimp Cocktail Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 lbs cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined (save stock)
1 Tbsp crushed garlic
½ cup finely chopped red onion
¼ cup fresh chopped cilantro
1 ½ cups V-8
1 cup shrimp stock
¼ cup catsup
¼ cup fresh lime juice
1 tsp hot pepper sauce
¼ cup horseradish
1 ripe avocado
salt
Directions:
Directions:
Boil the shrimp in salted water for about 5 minutes.
When you strain the shrimp, save the stock.
Peel and devein the shrimp, cut in half to make smaller pieces.
In a bowl place the shrimp, onions, cilantro, and garlic.
In a large measuring cup mix together the V-8, shrimp stock, lime juice, pepper, horseradish and salt to taste.
Pour the mixture over the shrimp in bowl, add avocado (chopped).
Serve in cups or bowls, eat like a soup, with crackers.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4 - 6
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
About 30 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This soup/cocktail is so delicious. It has tons of flavor and is extremely satisfying even though it's very low in calories. Great on a hot day when cooking sounds terrible. You can buy cooked shrimp and a bottle of clam juice to take the place of the shrimp stock. It's all good.

 

 

 

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