Bloody Mary Shrimp

Name: Bloody Mary Shrimp
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1 1 pound medium shrimp in shell, peeled and deveined; 1 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced celery (3 to 4 ribs); 1 1 cup thinly sliced scallions (about 6); 1 1/2 cup ketchup; 1 1/4 cup vodka (preferably Absolut Peppar); 1 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice; 1 2 tablespoons bottled horseradish (not drained), or to taste; 1 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 1 1 teaspoon Tabasco; 1 Equipment: Chinese soupspoons; 1 Garnish: diced avocado (optional)

From the kitchen of Carly

Chilled shrimp tossed with crisp celery and scallions, coated in a spicy vodka-spiked Bloody Mary sauce spiked with horseradish and heat. Served on Chinese soupspoons for a clever, elegant bite that doubles as your cocktail hour appetizer.

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Servings: 4
Difficulty: medium

Ingredients

4 servings

11 pound medium shrimp in shell, peeled and deveined
11 1/2 cups thinly sliced celery (3 to 4 ribs)
11 cup thinly sliced scallions (about 6)
11/2 cup ketchup
11/4 cup vodka (preferably Absolut Peppar)
11/4 cup fresh lemon juice
12 tablespoons bottled horseradish (not drained), or to taste
11 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
11 teaspoon Tabasco
1Equipment: Chinese soupspoons
1Garnish: diced avocado (optional)

Instructions

Bring a large saucepan of salted water (2 tablespoons salt for 2 quarts water) to a boil. Add shrimp, then remove from heat and let stand in water until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Drain in a colander and cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes. Cut shrimp into thirds and transfer to a large bowl with celery and scallions.
Whisk together all sauce ingredients, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, and 3/4 teaspoon salt, or to taste.
Just before serving, stir sauce into shrimp mixture. Spoon 2 shrimp pieces with vegetables and sauce into each soupspoon and arrange spoons on a platter.