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Shrimp cocktail with cocktail sauce

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  • shrimp
  • heavily salted water
  • 1 whole lemon
  • 3 whole bay leaves
  • garlic
Make a poaching bath of heavily salted water with a whole squeezed lemon, three bay leaves and a few cloves of garlic.
Drop in the shrimp and hold a gentle poach of about 180 to 190F for two to four minutes, until pink, firm and registering 145F at the thickest point.
Chill in an ice bath 15 to 20 minutes until completely cold.
  • 12 oz chili sauce
  • ½ cup ketchup
  • 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp prepared horseradish
Mix the chili sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire, lemon juice and horseradish to combine and taste.
Spoon the sauce into a coupe or martini glass and arrange the chilled, dried shrimp around the rim.