Cocktail Sauce Recipe

Overhead view of cocktail sauce in bowl on platter of shrimp

4.86 from 7 votes

This easy homemade Cocktail Sauce Recipe is bright, tangy, and customizable with your favorite level of heat. It is ready in 5 minutes and perfect with shrimp, crab cakes, oysters, fried seafood, and more.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Condiment

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Author: Kellie

Cost: $5

Equipment

1 mixing bowl
whisk
measuring spoon
measuring cup

Ingredients

¼ cup ketchup
¼ cup chili garlic sauce
1 tablespoon prepared horseradish
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon hot sauce plus more to taste

Instructions

Add the ketchup, chili garlic sauce, prepared horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and hot sauce to a small bowl.
Whisk until smooth and fully combined.
Taste and add more prepared horseradish or hot sauce, if desired.
Serve immediately or cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 2 hours for the best blended flavor.
Store unused sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Discard any sauce that has come into contact with seafood.

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Notes

This recipe makes about 6 ounces of cocktail sauce.
Use prepared horseradish from a jar, not creamy horseradish sauce.
For a traditional flavor, substitute classic chili sauce for the chili garlic sauce.
For a smaller batch, halve all ingredients. This will make about 3 ounces.
If the sauce thickens after chilling, stir well and add a few drops of lemon juice or Worcestershire sauce to loosen it.
Do not return sauce that has touched seafood to the storage container.

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