Bloody Mary Shrimp Cocktail

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 60
• 1 1/2 lbs cooked peeled deveined medium shrimp, about 60,thawed if frozen
• 1/2 cup tomato juice
• 1/4 cup vodka (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon red pepper sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 cup seafood cocktail sauce
• 1/4 cup finely chopped green olives

Recipe

• 1 arrange shrimp in single layer in rectangular glass or plastic dish.
• 2 heat tomato juice, vodka if using and pepper sauce to boiling in 1 quart saucepan over medium high heat.
• 3 stir in sugar; reduce heat.
• 4 simmer uncovered 5 minutes, stirring occasionally,.
• 5 stir in celery salt and parsley; pour over shrimp.
• 6 cover and refrigerate 2 to 3 hours.
• 7 (no longer than 3 hours or the shrimp will become tough.) mix cocktail sauce and olives; pour into small serving bowl.
• 8 remove shrimp from marinade with slotted spoon; arrange on serving platter.
• 9 serve shrimp with sauce and toothpicks.
• 10 a pretty way to serve: place shrimp in an oversized martini glass, 12 to 14 inches in diameter.
• 11 pour cocktail sauce mixture over shrimp, and garnish like a bloody mary with a skewer of colossal olives, small lime wedges and a celery stick.