Shrimp Cocktail Shots
February 1, 2009 by Culinary Cory
Filed under Appetizers, Entertaining
I was involved in the world of catering throughout most of my college career. After serving what seemed like thousands of events those long four years, I learned a simple philosophy that still works today. Sometimes, it’s not about what you cook, but how you present it. Don’t get me wrong, I love spending hours in the kitchen transforming fresh ingredients into majestic culinary masterpieces. But when I want something classic, I turn making the presentation interesting. This is a perfect example of taking something as simple as shrimp cocktail and serving it in a unique way.
Shrimp Cocktail Sauce
1 lb. cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
¾ cup ketchup
2 Tbl. prepared horseradish
½ tsp. Worcestershire saucePlace all ingredients in a small bowl and stir until well combined. Pour into tiny shot glasses and fill with shrimp.
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Great idea! My mom always says that “the eye eats too!”
CC, I make the same recipe, but serve mine in martini glasses!
That is beautiful! I agree that we eat with our eyes before our mouths so yes, presentation is very important.
You’re right. We eat with our eyes!
Love that presentation! Sometimes simple is better!
I am so fond of this classic presentation Cory.
It packs an appealing visual punch and never fails to impress. Yours looks particularly stunning.
Beautiful presentation!
So yea – you can’t go wrong w/this AT ALL – looks fantastic!
The presentation is pretty, pretty, pretty! Also practical – it’s nice to have your own little bit of cocktail sauce rather than have to dip (and drip) in a communal bowl of it.
Cory, these cocktails look beautifully simple and simply beautiful…love this image.
What you may be missing in your cocktail sauce recipe to bring out the flavor is a scant touch of alcohol to enhance the tomato flavor…
It is a culinary and scientific fact…see my post from last August 2008 that I did on shrimp cocktail.
My recipe was refined after much research (Harold McGee’s and Alton Brown’s findings) and recipe testing and development (and many taste tests in the field when I did catering and home chef gigs)…
I hope it helps enhance your recipes.
Please forgive my intrusion, I am sure that your recipe is wonderful, just a thought to make it better.
Bisous…
TM
http://feastingonpixels.blogspot.com/2008/08/adventures-with-tomatopart-iv-tomato-at.html