Cocktail Sauce with a Secret Ingredient
Translated from Spanish, the language of the video.
Rodrigo Montes cooked this in a Facebook video, in Spanish. SeeMeCook wrote it up from the video as a full recipe, translated it into English, and added nutrition.
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A classic Mexican-style shrimp cocktail sauce featuring a secret ingredient—orange soda—which provides the perfect balance of sweetness and acidity found in professional seafood restaurants.
- Time
- 10 minutes
- Equipment
- Stovetop
- Good for
- Lunch, dinner, or snacks
- Cuisine
- Mexican
- Contains
- Gluten, soy, fish, and shellfish
- Diet
- Pescatarian
Diet and allergen details are read from the ingredient names and are not certified.
Ingredients
Steps
Finely chop one quarter of a white onion and half of a habanero pepper.
In a deep bowl, combine the chopped onion and habanero pepper.
Squeeze the juice of half a lime into the bowl.
Season with freshly ground black pepper and celery salt to taste.
Add the Worcestershire sauce and Maggi seasoning (if using).
Add approximately three tablespoons of ketchup to the mixture.
Add the secret ingredient: approximately three tablespoons of orange soda. Mix well to combine all sauce components.
Add the cooked shrimp to the sauce and toss gently to coat.
Top with diced avocado and chopped cilantro or parsley.
Serve cold with saltine crackers or tostadas.
Notes
The orange soda is the 'secret ingredient' used by many Mexican seafood restaurants (marisquerías) to achieve their signature flavor profile. Ensure the dish is served very cold for the best experience.
Nutrition
These are estimates per serving, worked out from the ingredients.
- Calories
- 481
- Protein
- 50 g
- Carbs
- 32 g
- Fat
- 17 g
- Fiber
- 7 g
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