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Cocktail Sauce Plus 15 Uses!

Delicious Cocktail Sauce made in minutes and goes with easy appetizers like Shrimp Cocktail, oysters, clams and crab.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cocktail sauce, cocktail sauce recipe, shrimp cocktail
Servings: 8
Calories: 34kcal

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup Chili Garlic Sauce Heinz or Vietnamese brand
  • ½ cup ketchup
  • 1 lemon zest and juice
  • 1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire
  • 1 cup celery 3 stalks finely chopped
  • optional: ¼ teaspoon hot sauce Tabasco

Instructions

  • Mix all the cocktail sauce ingredients; chili garlic sauce, ketchup, lemon zest and juice, Worcestershire sauce, prepared horseradish, celery, Tabasco hot sauce in a small bowl.
  • Keep chilled in the fridge, use within a week.

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Notes

chili garlic sauce

Heinz or any Vietnamese brand works well in this recipe and are easy to find in any grocery store.

use leftover cocktail sauce

Classic use is on seafood; shrimp cocktail, crabs, oysters, and crab
  • Mix Bloody Marys, add tomato juice, and season.
  • Top ham and cheese omelets
  • Dip deep-fried mushrooms
  • Drizzle on crab cakes
  • Sauce for burgers or hot dogs
  • A dip for mozzarella sticks
  • Top deviled Eggs
  • Mix into meatloaf
  • Eggroll dip
  • Use as Onion Ring dip
  • Drizzle on avocado toast

how long to store

-Cocktail sauce jar unopened keep 4-6 months on the pantry shelf
-Cocktail sauce jar opened use within 1 month, keep refrigerated
-Homemade cocktail sauce use in 1 – 2 weeks, keep refrigerated in an airtight container
 

Nutrition

Serving: 12g | Calories: 34kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 538mg | Potassium: 120mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 134IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg