the best homemade cocktail sauce

with a kick

Why you'll love this cocktail sauce recipe

- Made with simple ingredients (only 7) - Ready in 5 minutes - Zesty with a Cajun kick - Great way to add some zing to your shrimp cocktail!

The best cocktail sauce recipe

This homemade cocktail sauce is zesty with just a touch of heat. It works perfectly with classic shrimp cocktail, or Cajun shrimp cocktail. It's fast and easy to make, and only takes 5 minutes! Shrimp cocktail makes a great dinner party or holiday appetizer. 

Ingredients

ketchup horseradish cajun seasoning hot sauce lemon juice garlic lemon zest

Mince the garlic clove and zest the lemon. Measure out all your other ingredients and add them to a small bowl. 

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Mix all ingredients well. For best results, refrigerate this shrimp cocktail sauce for about 30 minutes before serving. It tastes best when cold!

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Mix

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Serve this cocktail sauce with shrimp cocktail, or other seafood. It goes great with shrimp, but you can also use it for oysters, scallops, crab, and calamari!

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