Ingredients :
- 1 cup ketchup
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
- 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
- Dash hot pepper sauce, optional
- 3 quarts water
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1/2 medium lemon, sliced
- 2 sprigs fresh parsley
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 5 whole peppercorns
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 2 pounds uncooked shell-on shrimp
Directions :
- In a small bowl, combine ketchup, lemon juice, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce and, if desired, hot pepper sauce.
- In a large saucepan, combine water, onion, lemon, parsley, salt, peppercorns, bay leaf and thyme; bring to a boil. Add shrimp. Cook just until shrimp turn pink, 1-2 minutes. Drain; immediately drop shrimp into a bowl of ice water. Discard onion, lemon, parsley, peppercorns and bay leaf. Drain shrimp. Peel shrimp, leaving tails on. Devein if needed. Serve shrimp with sauce.
