Cóctel de Camarón (Mexican Shrimp Cocktail)

Name: Cóctel de Camarón (Mexican Shrimp Cocktail)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 1/4 pounds, large shrimp (26 to 30 per pound), peeled, deveined, and tails removed; 1/4 teaspoon, table salt, plus salt for cooking shrimp; 1 cup, V8 juice, chilled; 1/2 cup, ketchup; 3 tablespoons, lime juice (2 limes), plus lime wedges for serving; 2 teaspoons, hot sauce, plus extra for serving; 1/2 , English cucumber, cut into ½-inch pieces; 1 cup, finely chopped red onion; 1 , avocado, halved, pitted, and cut into ½-inch pieces; 1/4 cup, chopped fresh cilantro; , Saltines

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 2019, America's Test Kitchen TV

Cóctel de camarón is more flavorful—and more fun—than the American classic.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME45 minutes

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This popular Mexican shrimp cocktail dish consists of cooked shrimp tossed with chopped vegetables in a bright tomato sauce and is perfect as an appetizer or light snack on a warm day. For shrimp that were tender, not rubbery, we cooked the...

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