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Easy cocktail sauce recipe to serve alongside shrimp and crab legs

Cocktail Sauce

This homemade cocktail sauce is a game-changer—tangy, spicy, and perfectly balanced. Quick to whip up and ideal for shrimp, crab, or oysters, it's the fresh, flavorful dip your seafood deserves!
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Course: Appetizer
Cuisine: American
Keyword: best shrimp sauce, easy appetizers, homemade seafood sauce, quick dipping sauce, seafood dipping sauce
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 29kcal
Author: Jennifer Locklin

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Ingredients

Instructions

Mix the Sauce

  • In a medium bowl, combine the ketchup, horseradish, lemon juice, hot sauce, and Worcestershire.
    1 cup ketchup, 4 tablespoons horseradish, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 2 teaspoons Tabasco hot sauce, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
  • Whisk everything together until it’s smooth, creamy, and well blended.

Chill and Serve

  • For the best flavor, cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving.
  • Serve cold with boiled or fried shrimp, oysters, crab claws, or whatever seafood calls your name.

Notes

Substitutions:
• Horseradish: Freshly grated gives more punch, but jarred prepared horseradish works just fine. Adjust to taste—more if you like a nose-tingling kick, less if you prefer it mild.
• Hot Sauce: Any brand you love will do—Tabasco, Crystal, or even sriracha for a twist.
• Lemon Juice: Fresh is best, but bottled will do in a pinch.
Storage:
• Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
• This sauce doesn’t freeze well—best made fresh and enjoyed soon after.

Nutrition

Serving: 2 tablespoons | Calories: 29kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.03g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 280mg | Potassium: 96mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 126IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 0.2mg

*Nutrition information is automatically calculated based on ingredient data and should be considered an estimate. When multiple ingredient options are provided, the first listed is used for calculation. Optional ingredients and garnishes are not included in the nutrition analysis.