Mexican shrimp cocktail drink in glass
Ingredients
- Base:
- 1 cup tomato juice like Clamato or plain tomato juice
- ½ cup fresh lime juice about 4 limes
- ¼ cup orange juice fresh is best!
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce Valentina, Cholula, or Tapatío
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Pinch of salt adjust to taste
- Add-ins finely chopped:
- ⅓ cup cucumber peeled and diced
- ⅓ cup tomato deseeded and chopped
- ¼ cup red onion minced
- 1 small jalapeño or serrano pepper optional, minced
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped
- 6 –8 cooked medium shrimp peeled, tail off or on for garnish
- Garnish & Extras:
- Tajín or chili-lime salt for rimming the glass
- Lime wedges
- Celery sticks cucumber spears, or skewered shrimp
- Avocado slices optional, for topping or on a stick
- Ice cubes
Instructions
- Prep the Glasses:
- Rub a lime wedge around the rim of your glass and dip in Tajín or chili salt. Add ice to each glass.
- Mix the Base:
- In a large pitcher or mixing bowl, stir together tomato juice, lime juice, orange juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire, soy sauce, ketchup, pepper, and salt until fully combined.
- Add the Good Stuff:
- Stir in chopped cucumber, tomato, onion, jalapeño, and cilantro.
- Gently fold in the shrimp. Let the mixture chill in the fridge for 10–15 minutes for flavors to meld.
- Serve:
- Pour into prepared glasses over ice.
- Garnish with avocado slices, shrimp on a skewer, lime wedge, or cucumber spear.
- Stir before sipping!