Description
- Prep time: 15 minutes
- Cook time: 3 minutes
- Chill time: 1 to 2 hours
- Total time: About 1 hour 20 minutes to 2 hours 20 minutes
- Servings: 6 to 8 as an appetizer
- Course: Appetizer
- Cuisine: Southern-inspired
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 cup tomato juice
- 1/2 cup ketchup
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 green bell pepper, finely chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 to 2 jalapenos, thinly sliced
- 1 tsp hot sauce, or to taste
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
- 1/2 tsp salt, or to taste
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/4 cup diced celery (optional)
Instructions
- Boil the shrimp for 2 to 3 minutes until pink, opaque, and cooked through.
- Transfer to an ice bath, then drain thoroughly and refrigerate.
- Whisk together the tomato juice, ketchup, vinegar, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, sugar, salt, pepper, and smoked paprika.
- Stir in the red onion, bell pepper, garlic, jalapenos, celery if using, and herbs.
- Add the chilled shrimp and toss gently to coat.
- Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
- Stir gently, taste, garnish with herbs and lemon wedges, and serve chilled.