By Laura | Laura the Gastronaut
Prep Time: 5 minutes | Cook Time: 5 minutes | Total Time: 10 minutes
Yield: 2 servings
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A boozy shrimp cocktail that you first dip buttery sauteed shrimp into then drink like a Bloody Mary. This vodka drunken shrimp cocktail was inspired by the movie, Beetlejuice. It's perfect for a Beetlejuice movie night or really any night!
• 16 shell-on, tail-on shrimp
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt
• 2 Tablespoons butter
• Lemon wedge, for glass rim
• Celery salt, for glass rim
• 1 cup (8 ounces) tomato juice
• 1/2 cup (4 ounces) vodka
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon Worcestershire
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1 teaspoon olive juice
• 1/2 teaspoon horseradish
• Parsley, for garnish
➊ In a bowl, combine shrimp, smoked paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and salt. Mix so that shrimp are well covered with seasonings.
➋ In a non-stick skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. When melted, place shrimp in a single layer into skillet. Cook 1-2 minutes per side until opaque and cooked-through. Set aside.
➌ Run a lemon wedge along the rim of the two cocktail glasses you will be serving the shrimp cocktail in. With a small amount of celery salt on a plate, twirl the rims of the glasses in the celery salt so it gets all around the edge.
➍ In a cocktail shaker, combine tomato juice, vodka, lemon juice, Worcestershire, hot sauce, olive juice, and horseradish with a couple of ice cubes. Shake for about 10 seconds. Strain into two cocktail glasses.
➎ Place 8 shrimp on each glass and garnish with parsley.
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