Cocktail Sauce
Great for dipping your shrimp or crab. Extra good after a few hours – or overnight in the fridge.

It’s supposed to be horseradish forward, but the heat of prepared horseradish can vary WIDELY from jar to jar – even the same brand. Sometimes a tablespoon is enough to summon naughty words. But other times you may need half a jar to get it right.

You want a good zing but maybe aim short of sinus clearing. If you add too much you can’t take it out – but of course you can double up the recipe and leave the horseradish out of the 2nd half – a lesson I’ve learned more than twice.
Cocktail Sauce
Great for dipping your shrimp or crab. Extra good after a few hours – or overnight in the fridge.

It’s supposed to be horseradish forward, but the heat of prepared horseradish can vary WIDELY from jar to jar – even the same brand. Sometimes a tablespoon is enough to summon naughty words. But other times you may need half a jar to get it right.

You want a good zing but maybe aim short of sinus clearing. If you add too much you can’t take it out – but of course you can double up the recipe and leave the horseradish out of the 2nd half – a lesson I’ve learned more than twice.
Servings
1Cup
Servings
1Cup
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Mix it all together. If same-day try to prepare it early enough to give it a couple hours rest in the fridge before serving. Overnight is even better.
Recipe Notes

If you don’t have a zester (a.k.a. micro-planer) they are like seven bucks on Amazon. Get one. When you throw away un-zested citrus the terrorists win. [Apologies to Meathead Goldwyn]