Jersey Girl Shrimp Coctail

Ingredients:

1 cup clam juice

1/4 tsp dried oregano

1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined

1 1/4 cups peeled, seeded, diced ripe tomatoes

1 cup diced cucumber

1/2 cup diced celery

1/2 cup finely diced red onion

2 tablespoons seeded and diced jalapeno peppers

1/2 cup ketchup

1 tablespoon lime juice

2 tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro, plus more for garnish

3 tablespoons Original Jersey Girl Hot Sauce - If you like it extra spicy! OR

3 tablespoons Medium Heat Jersey Girl Hot Sauce

 

Place clam juice and oregano in a saucepan, bring to a boil over medium - high heat.  Add shrimp and stir just until shrimp turn pink and are not quite cooked through, about 2 minutes.

Transfer shrimp to a bowl with a slotted spoon.  Reserve liquid.  Let shrimp cool to room temperature. 

Place chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, celery, red onion and jalapenos in a mixing bowl.  Add ketchup, cooking liquid from the shrimp, lime juice, cilantro and Jersey Girl Hot Sauce.  Gently mix

until ingredients are well blended.

Chop shrimp into bite-size pieces, leaving a few whole for garnishes. Stir chopped pieces in the vegetable mixture and wrap mixing bowl with plastic wrap.   Wrap the remaining whole shrimp in plastic wrap and refrigerate 

all or 2-3 hours.

Serve, if possible in clear glass bowl.  Top with reserved whole shrimp and some cilantro leaves.  

Enjoy!