Grilled Shrimp Cocktail Recipe

5 from 3 votes

Grilled Shrimp Cocktail Recipe

Welcome to your new favorite way to eat shrimp cocktail! Beautifully grilled shrimp flavored with garlic and butter are the perfect pair to a tangy, zippy homemade cocktail sauce.

Prep Time15

Cook Time5

Total Time20

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Appetizer, Grilling, Shrimp, Shrimp Cocktail

Servings: snack-sized

Calories: 128kcal

Author: Amanda Gajdosik

Equipment

Wooden Skewers

Ingredients

For the cocktail sauce:

⅓ cup ketchup
2 tablespoon horseradish
2 tablespoon lemon juice freshly squeezed
½ tsp. kosher salt

For the grilled shrimp:

1 pound raw shrimp thawed
1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
4 tablespoon butter melted and slightly cool
2 tablespoon minced garlic
Lemon wedges for serving
Fresh Parsley for serving

Instructions

For the cocktail sauce:

In a small bowl, whisk together the ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice and salt. Refrigerate until ready to use.

For the grilled shrimp:

Preheat a grill to 350 – 400 degrees. Place wooden skewers in water to soak for 10 minutes.
Rinse thawed shrimp under cold water. Peel and devein the shrimp, leaving the tail for easy handling, and rinse again. Spread shrimp out onto a baking sheet and pat dry with a paper towel.
Remove dowels from water and place 4 – 6 shrimp on each skewer (depending on the skewer size) and return to baking sheet.
Sprinkle shrimp on both sides with salt and pepper before brushing with butter and sprinkling with minced garlic.
Place seasoned shrimp on preheated grill and cook for ~2 minutes before flipping and cooking for another 2 minutes. Shrimp are cooked through when they are light pink, and the tails have curled toward the head.
Remove from grill (making sure to turn off gas, if using a propane grill!) and place on serving tray. Sprinkle with freshly chopped parsley and serve with lemon wedge and prepared cocktail sauce.

Notes

Cocktail sauce can be made up to 2 days in advance. If wanting to serve the shrimp cocktail cold, shrimp can be grilled up to a day in advance and refrigerated until ready to serve.
Leftover shrimp cocktail can be stored for up to two days.

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