Coctel de Camarón
Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
Poached shrimp meet a tangy ketchup-and-clam-juice broth brightened with lime and a splash of orange soda, Mexican shrimp-cocktail style.
Coctel de Camarón
✦ Antes de Empezar
Before you cook
Why does the recipe call for orange soda, and can I skip it?
A splash of orange soda (like Mexican Fanta) is a traditional touch in some coctel de camarón recipes that adds sweetness and fizz to balance the tangy lime and ketchup base — it's entirely optional, and fresh orange juice or simply leaving it out both work fine.
Ingredientes· 13View
- 1 1/2 pounds (680 g)Medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 cupKetchup
- 1 cupChilled clam juice or Clamato
- 1/3 cupFresh lime juice
- 1/4 cupOrange soda or fresh orange juice, optional
- 1/2Small white onion, finely diced
- 2Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1Cucumber, diced
- 1Serrano chile, minced
- 1/2 cupChopped cilantro
- 1Avocado, diced
- To tasteSalt and hot sauce
- As neededSaltine crackers or tostadas
Instrucciones
5 pasosCuece el camarón
Poach the shrimp
Poach the shrimp in gently boiling salted water for 2 to 3 minutes, until just opaque. Transfer to ice water, drain, and chop if large.
Prepara la salsa
Make the sauce
Whisk the ketchup, clam juice, lime juice, and optional orange soda into a pourable sauce.
Combina los ingredientes
Combine the ingredients
Add the onion, tomato, cucumber, serrano, cilantro, and shrimp.
Enfría y ajusta
Chill and adjust
Chill 20 minutes, then adjust the salt, lime, and hot sauce.
Sirve
Serve
Fold in the avocado and serve in wide glasses with crackers or tostadas.