Shrimp Cocktail

Yield:  4 Servings

Ingredients

• For the Poached Shrimp:    
  • 3 cups of water
  • 1 cup of your favourite white wine
  • the juice and zest of one lemon
  • 1 onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 2 bay leaf
  • 2 tsp of salt
  • 1-1lb bag of frozen shrimp, 16-20 count, chilled but thawed
• For the Cocktail Sauce:                   
  • 1 cup of ketchup
  • ½ cup of horseradish
  • 1 Tbsp of soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp of Worcestershire
  • the juice and zest of one lemon

Method

1. For the Shrimp:
   1. Pour the water and wine into a saucepan over medium high heat. Add the lemon, onion, garlic, bay leaf and salt. Bring the works to a full simmer and continue cooking for a few minutes so the flavours can build. Add the shrimp, stir, cover with a tight-fitting lid, turn off the heat and rest for 10 minutes. Remove the shrimp and set aside to cool further.
2. For the Cocktail Sauce:
   1. Whisk together the ketchup, horseradish, soy sauce, Worcestershire and lemon. Dip away!