A shrimp cocktail with orange, a variation on the traditional shrimp cocktail. With homemade bourbon sauce. It becomes a fresh and creamy starter.
When I was little every Christmas, Easter or any other special occasion a shrimp cocktail was served as a starter. A classic recipe (I think anyway). And what a great thing to bring it to live again, but then in a new style.
So I combined the shrimp with fresh oranges and spooned a creamy, homemade bourbon sauce on top. And it became a delicious entrée for any occasion. Old traditions become new ones. I love that.
How can you see if your shrimp are fresh?
- Fresh shrimp smell like the sea, salty and fresh.
- When your shrimps are unpeeled, you can press the skin and it should crack a bit.
- The skin should be shiny and the head hard. When the skin is dull or the head is soft, the shrimp is no longer fresh.

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📖 Recipe
RECIPE CARD
Ingredients
- 250 grams shrimps, small, peeled
- 3 oranges
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon Bourbon
- 100 grams iceberg lettuce
- ⅛ teaspoon paprika powder, round
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Instructions
Preparation
- Wash the lettuce and cut into small strips.
- Peel the oranges and cut the wedges out between the membranes.
- Squeeze the juice from the orange.
- Rinse the shrimp under cold water.
Bourbon sauce
- Mix the sauce: mayonnaise, curry, Worcestershire sauce, 3 tablespoons orange juice, and Bourbon together.
Shrimp cocktail with orange
- Put the lettuce at the bottom of the cocktail glass.
- Arrange the orange parts into the cocktail glass.
- Top with shrimp.
- Spoon the sauce on the shrimp and sprinkle with paprika powder.
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