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Three cooked shrimp on a tooth pick in little individual cups

Hot Shrimp Cocktail

  • Author: Krista
  • Prep Time: 10 min
  • Cook Time: 10 min
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 10 1x
  • Category: Appetizer

Ingredients

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  • 30 jumbo shrimp – uncooked with tail on
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 tablespoon paprika
  • 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
  • 1/2 tablespoon Old Bay
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt  +/- to your taste
  • 1/2 a lemon
  • a sprinkle of red pepper flake (optional)
  • about 10 tablespoons of cocktail sauce for dipping
  • 10 long toothpicks
  • 10 tall parfait containers – I purchased plastic from Amazon

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat melt the butter.
  2. Place the shrimp on paper towels, pat to dry. Sprinkle with the paprika, garlic powder, Old Bay and salt. place the shrimp (seasoning side down) in the hot butter. Sprinkle the other side with the seasonings.
  3. Cook on each side for about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and thread 3 shrimp on each toothpick.
  4. Place about 1 tablespoon of the cocktail sauce in the bottom of each parfait container and place the skewered shrimp in the parfait container. Repeat with the remaining shrimp.

Keywords: shrimp, appetizer, cocktail, easy app