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🍽️ Classic Shrimp Cocktail with Homemade Sauce

644 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 400 g crayfish tails (kitchen-ready)
• 2 sprigs dill
• 2 fresh egg yolks
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tsp mustard
• 0.5 organic lemon (juice)
• 250 ml olive oil
• 20 ml cognac
• 4 tbsp ketchup
• cayenne pepper

Instructions

1. 1. Make sure all ingredients for the mayonnaise are at room temperature.
2. 2. Vigorously whisk the egg yolks with a pinch of salt, the mustard, and one tablespoon of lemon juice.
3. 3. First, add only a few drops of oil to the egg yolks and whisk them in.
4. 4. Now slowly pour in the rest of the oil in a thin stream while whisking constantly.
5. 5. Ensure the oil is immediately bound by the egg yolk until a thick, creamy mayonnaise forms.
6. 6. Set aside four tablespoons of the finished mayonnaise.
7. 7. Stir the remaining mayonnaise thoroughly with the cognac and the ketchup.
8. 8. Finally, season the sauce to taste with salt and cayenne pepper.
9. 9. Rinse the crayfish tails under cold water and let them drain well.
10. 10. Set aside four of the tails for decoration.
11. 11. Mix the remaining crayfish tails into the prepared cocktail sauce.
12. 12. Wash the dill, shake it dry, and pick off the fine tips.
13. 13. Fill the shrimp sauce into four prepared glasses.
14. 14. Place the reserved mayonnaise on top of the sauce.
15. 15. Garnish each glass with one crayfish tail and a dill tip.
16. 16. Serve the cocktail immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 644
• Protein: 18 g · Fett/Fat: 61 g · Carbs: 5 g