Recipe courtesy of Scott Leibfried
Bloody Mary Shrimp Cocktail
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 6 servings
- Total: 10 min
- Prep: 5 min
- Cook: 5 min
Ingredients
6 cups water
1 lemon, halved
1 cup dry white wine
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon peppercorns
Salt
1 bottle of your favorite vodka
1 bottle of a good store bought Bloody Mary mix
1 teaspoon cracked pepper
Hot sauce, to taste
Worcestershire sauce
Olive juice, to taste
Bamboo skewers, soaked in water for 30 to 60 minutes
Directions
- 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
- Place 6 cups of water in a medium saucepan. Add lemon halves, white wine, bay leaf, peppercorns and salt, to taste. Bring to a boil and add the shrimp. Cook for 1 minute or until the shrimp turn pink. Immediately plunge shrimp into a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking process. Strain the shrimp and place into a bowl in the refrigerator until ready to use. In a large pitcher, mix 1-ounce vodka for every 6 ounces Bloody Mary mix. Season with cracked pepper, hot sauce, Worcestershire sauce, olive juice and shake. Serve in decorative glasses with skewered shrimp as garnish.