Prawn

The Spaniard's Cocktail of Shrimp

Drescription

Amazing! I can't deny, I was rather skeptical of the orange soda, but this was so unbelievably tasty! I could have eaten the whole bowl myself. I will definitely make this again, and again!!

Ingredients

  • 3 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 3 tablespoons ground cumin
  • 3 tablespoons crushed garlic
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
  • 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 3 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: tapatio)
  • 2 dozen 21/25 count shrimp, shelled, deveined, and butterflied
  • 1 1/2 cups ketchup
  • 1 1/2 cups orange soda (recommended: fanta)
  • 1 cucumber, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 2 avocados, peeled, pitted, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 1 red onion, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 6 ounces water (add sparingly, 2 ounces at a time, to get desired consistency)
  • 3 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • 2 limes, juiced
  • 3 tablespoons hot sauce (recommended: tapatio)
  • lime slices, for serving
  • crackers, for serving (recommended: saltines)

Directions

  1. For the shrimp: Prepare a grill to medium-high heat.
  2. Mix all the ingredients except for the shrimp in a 1-gallon zip lock bag. Add the shrimp and marinate in the refrigerator for up to 6 hours.
  3. Remove the shrimp from the marinade and place on the grill. Cook until the meat is opaque. Remove from heat and cool immediately. Cut each shrimp into 4 pieces.
  4. For the cocktail sauce: Mix all the ingredients together.
  5. Add the shrimp to the sauce. Mix together and serve in a martini glasses with slices of lime and saltine crackers.