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Cocktail Sauce Recipe

Easy Cocktail Sauce recipe for seafood. Just 5 simple ingredients needed for a zesty delicious sauce. Perfect with shrimp cocktail and crab.
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Appetizer, condiments, Dip, sauces
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 36kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Ketchup
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
  • 3 Tbsp Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 3 Tbsp Prepared Horseradish
  • 1 Dash Hot Sauce

Instructions

  • Blend the ketchup and horseradish in a bowl, making sure they are thoroughly mixed together
  • Add in the lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce, again blending thoroughly
  • Taste and make any flavor adjustments
  • To make it spicier: Add more hot sauce or horseradish
  • To make sauce less spicy: Add more ketchup
  • Use at room temperature or keep sealed in refrigerator for up to 7 days. Bring to room temperature before serving for best flavor

Notes

  • If fresh horseradish is preferred use about 1 Tablespoon and taste for spiciness, then add more if desired
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Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 36kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 293mg | Potassium: 117mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 156IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 7mg | Iron: 1mg