Name: Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Spanish onion, chopped - ⅓ cup; Freshly squeezed lime juice - ¼ cup; Chilled cooked medium shrimp - peeled, deveined, and tails removed - 1 pound; Roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped - 2; Cucumber, finely chopped - 1; Celery, finely chopped - 1 stalk; Jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped - 1; Salt - 2 teaspoons; Ground black pepper - 2 teaspoons; Chilled tomato and clam juice cocktail (such as Clamato®) - 1 ½ cups; Chilled ketchup (such as Heinz®) - 1 cup; Fresh cilantro - stems discarded and leaves chopped - 1 bunch; Hot pepper sauce (such as Valentina®) - 2 tablespoons; Avocados - peeled, pitted, and chopped - 2

Ingredients for - Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)

1. Spanish onion, chopped ⅓ cup

2. Freshly squeezed lime juice ¼ cup

3. Chilled cooked medium shrimp - peeled, deveined, and tails removed 1 pound

4. Roma (plum) tomatoes, chopped 2

5. Cucumber, finely chopped 1

6. Celery, finely chopped 1 stalk

7. Jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped 1

8. Salt 2 teaspoons

9. Ground black pepper 2 teaspoons

10. Chilled tomato and clam juice cocktail (such as Clamato®) 1 ½ cups

11. Chilled ketchup (such as Heinz®) 1 cup

12. Fresh cilantro - stems discarded and leaves chopped 1 bunch

13. Hot pepper sauce (such as Valentina®) 2 tablespoons

14. Avocados - peeled, pitted, and chopped 2

How to cook deliciously - Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)

1 . Stage

Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2 . Stage

Mix onion with lime juice in a small bowl and allow to stand for 10 minutes.

3 . Stage

Meanwhile, toss shrimp, roma tomatoes, cucumber, celery, jalapeno, salt, and black pepper in a medium bowl until thoroughly combined.

4 . Stage

Whisk tomato and clam juice cocktail, ketchup, cilantro, and hot pepper sauce in a separate bowl; stir dressing into shrimp mixture. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5 . Stage

Gently fold in avocados. Stir in onion mixture. Cover and chill thoroughly, at least 1 hour. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios