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The Best Shrimp Cocktail

Mel's Kitchen Cafe
  • 20 minutes
  • Serves 6 to 8

INGREDIENTS

2 lb

deveined, shell-on jumbo shrimp (16 to 20 per pound)

2 1/2 tbsp

salt

10

sprigs fresh thyme

2 tsp

peppercorns

3

bay leaves

1/2 tsp

celery seed

8

(2-inch) strips lemon peel plus 1/4 cup juice, from 2 lemons (reserve the lemon halves that have been juiced)

8 cups

ice

1 cup

ketchup

1/4 cup

prepared horseradish

1 tsp

Worcestershire sauce

1 tsp

lemon juice

1/2 tsp

Old Bay seasoning

1/8 tsp

cayenne pepper