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A briny bite of cold, tender shrimp wrapped in tart, spicy cocktail sauce is what shrimp cocktail dreams are made of. Well, that and a dry Martini. This classic cocktail-hour appetizer is nothing more than cold cooked shrimp served with a spicy, tangy, tomato-based sauce for dipping.

Making shrimp cocktail and classic cocktail sauce at home (rather than grabbing that deli platter) guarantees that you’ll have plump, juicy shrimp and cocktail sauce with just the right amount of pizzazz.

Perfect shrimp cocktail comes down to nailing a few key points: Buy the right shrimp, steam and chill the shrimp quickly, and make classic cocktail sauce (which only requires one extra-special ingredient). Shrimp cocktail looks fancy, but it is a fast and flavorful recipe you’ll want to know by heart.

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