This is a simple, fast, and easy cocktail sauce recipe for oysters and shrimp. Homemade cocktail sauce is made with ketchup, hot sauce, lemon juice, horseradish, and Worcestershire sauce.
This quick and easy cocktail sauce recipe should chill at least a couple hours before serving.
Cocktail sauce is best served chilled and will taste better if you make it ahead of time. Chilling it will help meld the flavors together and also bring out the heat in the horseradish.
What is homemade cocktail sauce made of?
Cocktail sauce is basically ketchup, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and grated prepared horseradish.
Minced fresh garlic tastes great too but I take a simpler route with a touch of garlic powder.
This easy cocktail sauce recipe can be made spicier by the addition of extra horseradish or hot sauce. If that don't work add some cayenne pepper.
How do you use cocktail sauce?
Homemade easy cocktail sauce is a great condiment or dippin' sauce with
- oysters
- poached shrimp
- crab legs, crab cakes, lobster claws, or any seafood.
- burgers, sandwiches, and in or on meatloaf.
- deviled eggs
How long does homemade cocktail sauce last in the fridge?
Homemade cocktail sauce lasts 1-2 weeks in the refrigerator.
Cocktail sauce is basically refrigerator condiments mixed together.
It will last a couple weeks if you didn't double dip and used a very clean container to store it in.
Use your nose to smell and your eyes to look for mold after a week or two.
Oyster Delivery in Charleston SC
Grab a bushel of cluster oysters or buy them in singles (recommended if you plan on making shucking easier) from Local Oysters in Charleston.
Jeff will deliver oysters directly to your door in the Chuck Town area and even show you how to shuck if you've never done it before (you'll need gloves and an oyster shucker).
If you live outside of Charleston area, buy oysters from your local fishmonger at the grocery store. Any month with "R" in it means it's oyster season.
Easy Cocktail Sauce Recipe FAQS
Yup. Freeze cocktail sauce in an airtight container like a freezer safe ziploc bag for a couple of months and write the date on it.
Man, there's nothing like good horseradish sauce. Having said that, I have used minced ginger, spicy mustard, and wasabi in a pinch.
Quick and Easy Homemade Cocktail Sauce
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Here's a simple, fast, and delicious homemade cocktail sauce recipe that will be a great condiment or dippin' sauce with raw oysters or poached shrimp.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 6 (4 each)
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: No Cooking Involved
- Cuisine: Coastal
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- ½ cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoon horseradish, fresh grated or prepared in a jar (add more if you like it spicy)
- 1 ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 ½ tablespoon (~ ½ lemon) fresh lemon juice
- 3-4 dashes hot tabasco sauce
- pinch garlic powder
- pinch salt
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl. Taste for salt and spiciness.
- Chill (Note that flavors will blend and potentially get spicier as it chills).
- Serve with fresh shucked oysters or poached shrimp. Happy eating! Beckie
Notes
- Homemade cocktail sauce is best served after chilled for a couple hours. Easy and fast to make ahead of time.
Things In My Kitchen:
- Beaver Extra Hot Horseradish - This horseradish does not have a lot of good reviews because people say it's not hot enough but I love it and it is some of the spiciest that I've tasted.
- Atomic Extra Hot Horseradish - Better reviews for heat and also delicious.
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Serving Suggestion
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