Coctel de Camaron

Name: Coctel de Camaron
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 400g cooked prawns, chilled (with some cooking water); 1 cup tomato juice or clamato and 1/3 cup ketchup; Juice of 3 limes; 1 avocado, diced; 1/2 red onion and 1 cucumber, diced; 1 serrano chilli, chopped, and hot sauce; Coriander and saltine crackers

Coctel de camarón/kok-TEL deh kah-mah-RON/

Also known as: Mexican Shrimp Cocktail, Coctel de Camarones, Campechana

About this dish

Chilled prawns in a tangy tomato and lime 'cocktail' with avocado, onion, coriander and chilli, served with crackers.

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Ingredients

🦐400g cooked prawns, chilled (with some cooking water)

🍅1 cup tomato juice or clamato and 1/3 cup ketchup

🍋Juice of 3 limes

🥑1 avocado, diced

🧅1/2 red onion and 1 cucumber, diced

🌶️1 serrano chilli, chopped, and hot sauce

🌿Coriander and saltine crackers

Method

Serves 2

Mix the tomato juice, ketchup, lime juice and a splash of the prawn cooking water.

Stir in the onion, cucumber, chilli and coriander.

Add the prawns and chill for 20 minutes.

Spoon into glasses and top with avocado.

Serve cold with crackers and hot sauce.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Mexican prawn cocktail is a beach and marisquería classic, served in a tall glass with saltine crackers and hot sauce.

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