Coctel de Camarones-Mexican Shrimp Cocktail

Name: Coctel de Camarones-Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 pound large uncooked shrimp (cleaned and peeled); 5 cups water (for cooking the shrimp); Salt (to taste); 1 cup ketchup (I used a spicy ketchup); 1 1/4 cups Clamato juice; 2 cups english cucumber (diced); 1 to 2 serranos (minced); 2 roma tomatoes (seeded, diced); 1/3 cup white onion (finely diced); 1/3 cup cilantro (chopped, plus more for garnish); 1 large avocado (diced); Juice of 3 to 4 key limes; Salt and pepper to taste; Valentina or Tapatio hot sauce to taste; Saltine crackers or tostadas

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:5min

Only on special occasions would my family prepare coctel de camarones(shrimp cocktail). Growing up in a family with roots from Northern Mexico, it was a lot of beans, rice, eggs, meat and potatoes. The shrimp was a delicious change of pace!

Updated at: Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:06:14 GMT