Marinated Cocktail Shrimp

Total Time: 16 mins Preparation Time: 16 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb frozen tail-on cooked shrimp (about 30-38 or 41-50 count, not the tiny kind)
• 3 tablespoons dry sherry
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1/4 teaspoon seasoning salt, to taste (such as johnny's or lawry's)
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon dried ancho chile powder or 1/4 teaspoon other chili powder, to taste
• 1/2 teaspoon seafood cocktail sauce
• seafood cocktail sauce, your favorite kind, for dipping

Recipe

• 1 place the frozen shrimp in a colander in the sink, and run hot water over them while stirring occasionally until they separate and begin to thaw, about 1 minute.
• 2 set aside to drain for another 5 minutes or so until they're thawed yet still chilled in the middles, then place them in a large bowl.
• 3 to the bowl add the sherry, lime juice, seasoning salt, black pepper, ancho powder, and 1/2 teaspoon cocktail sauce, and stir well to coat; set aside for another 10 minutes or so, stirring occasionally.
• 4 (you can put them in a container in the fridge for later, if need be, or into a container for taking to a picnic or potluck.).
• 5 serve with your favorite cocktail sauce for dipping.
• 6 note: you can, of course, use the marinade on thawed cooked shrimp - just toss them well in the marinade and let sit for at least 10 minutes.