Alton Browns Shrimp Cocktail Recipes

ALTON BROWN'S SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Place cleaned shrimp into a bowl with brine and refrigerate mixture for 20 to 25 minutes. While shrimp are brining, place tomatoes, chili sauce, horseradish, sugar, pepper, and salt in food processor and blend until smooth. Refrigerate cocktail sauce until ready to serve.
• Place a baking sheet or broiler pan under oven broiler and preheat for 5 minutes. Rinse the shrimp under cold water and dry on paper towels. In a large bowl, toss shrimp with olive oil and sprinkle with Old Bay seasoning, if desired.
• Place shrimp onto a sizzling sheet pan and return to broiler immediately. After 2 minutes, turn the shrimp with a pair of tongs. Return the shrimp to broiler for 1 minute. Transfer to a cold cookie sheet. Refrigerate immediately.

THE SHRIMP COCKTAIL

Steps:

• Using a pair of scissors or a serrated knife, make an incision down the backside of the shrimp, following the intestinal track. Eviscerate shrimp and rinse under cool water leaving shells intact.
• Place cleaned shrimp into a bowl with brine and refrigerate mixture for 20 to 25 minutes. While shrimp are brining, place tomatoes, chili sauce, horseradish, sugar, pepper, and salt in food processor and blend until smooth. Refrigerate cocktail sauce until ready to serve.
• Place a baking sheet or broiler pan under oven broiler and preheat for 5 minutes. Remove shrimp from brine and drain thoroughly. Rinse the shrimp under cold water and dry on paper towels. In a large bowl, toss shrimp with olive oil and sprinkle with Old Bay seasoning, if desired.
• Place shrimp onto a sizzling sheet pan and return to broiler immediately. After 2 minutes, turn the shrimp with a pair of tongs. Return the shrimp to broiler for 1 minute. Transfer to a cold cookie sheet. Refrigerate immediately.
• Once shrimp have chilled, arrange with cocktail sauce in a martini glass or as desired.

PEEL AND EAT SHRIMP WITH SPICY COCKTAIL SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix ingredients for your brine, be sure that all the salt and sugar are completely dissolved before adding shrimp or other spices (very important!) Place shrimp into a bowl with brine, add whatever extra you choose, and refrigerate for 20 to 25 minutes.
• Don't go any longer or they will start to become a bit too salty.
• While shrimp are brining, place tomatoes, chili sauce, horseradish, sugar, pepper, and salt in food processor and blend until smooth.
• Refrigerate cocktail sauce until ready to serve.
• Place a baking sheet covered with foil on broiler pan under oven broiler and preheat for 5 minutes.
• (My boiler is small and awkward. When making larger batches of this, I've put the shrimp onto the top shelf of my oven on its highest setting).
• Remove shrimp from brine and drain thoroughly.
• Rinse the shrimp under cold water to remove the brine and dry on paper towels- important step, do not skip it!
• In a large bowl, toss shrimp with olive oil, (I use a mister to coat them evenly) and sprinkle with Old Bay seasoning, if desired.
• Place shrimp onto the heated sheet pan and return to broiler immediately.
• After 2 minutes, check your shrimp.
• They should be truning slightly pink and the meat should be separating from where they were deveined.
• Turn the shrimp with a pair of tongs.
• Return the shrimp to broiler for 1 minute.
• Transfer shrimp to a cool bowl or cookie sheet and refrigerate immediately.
• Once shrimp have chilled, serve with cocktail sauce.
• These shrimp are great served warm right from the oven too.
• I usually can't wait until they chill before I eat them!

ALTON BROWN'S SHRIMP SCAMPI V2.0

Steps:

• Chop the garlic togethe with the parsley until it almost reaches a paste like consistency.
• Heat the sauté pan and, when hot, add the oil. Add the shrimp and toss. When halfway cooked, about 1½ minutes, add the tomatoes and toss for 30 seconds to 1 minute more. Add the garlic and parsley mixture, the salt, pepper, butter, and lemon juice and toss one last time. Turn out onto a plate and serve.