Here’s A Classic Dutch Shrimp Cocktail For Any Special Gathering!
If you’re looking for a delicious seafood appetizer or finger food – that looks pretty fancy, too – Dutch Shrimp Cocktail is for you!
Made with cooked and seasoned shrimp and a zesty, creamy homemade cocktail sauce, this shrimp cocktail – also known as Garnalencocktail – looks beautiful in glasses with a slice of lemon.
These shrimp cocktails are often eaten at parties or receptions around the Holidays – they can serve as an appetizer at Christmas or as a finger food at New Year’s Eve parties!
Ingredients
To make this shrimp cocktail recipe, here are the ingredients that you’ll need:
- Small salad shrimp – Get small, deshelled shrimp that are already cooked. Sometimes they can be a bit difficult to find.
- Lemon – One lemon, half for the sauce and half for the shrimp.
- Butter lettuce leaves – As the base for the cocktail. Make sure they are washed.
- Whipping cream – To make the cocktail sauce.
- Mayonnaise – To make the cocktail sauce.
- Ketchup – To make the cocktail sauce.
- Salt – To season the shrimp, add to taste.
- Black pepper – To season the shrimp.
Recipe Tips and Substitutions
This recipe isn’t difficult but before you make this Garnalencocktail, have a read through these tips and substitutions:
- If you can’t find small – sometimes also called “tiny” – shrimp, you can also buy other shrimp (although it won’t be as authentic). Just make sure that they are already cooked and deshelled.
- If you want to add some spice, you can add a few drops of tabasco to the cocktail sauce.
- Make sure to serve the Shrimp cocktail cold and don’t let it sit out for a long period of time since it is seafood.
How to Make Dutch Shrimp Cocktail – Step by Step Instructions
In this section, you can find out exactly how to make this Dutch shrimp cocktail recipe. If you like visuals, you can look at the recipe process photos and see how you are doing!
Otherwise, you can also find the printable recipe card with all the instructions at the bottom of this post.
Start by pouring the whipping cream into a long, narrow container and whip it using an immersion blender.
Keep blending until the whipping cream is as thick as Greek yogurt.
Now add the juice of half of the lemon to the container. Put the other half aside.
Then also add the mayonnaise and ketchup and stir with a spoon until well combined.
If you want to add a bit of spice, you can also add a few drops of tabasco sauce.
Add the cooked shrimp to a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste and add the juice of the remaining half lemon.
Mix until well combined.
Add one leaf of butter lettuce to each serving glass. Then add a few scoops of the shrimp, make sure to divide your portions equally.
Now top it off with the sauce.
Serve the shrimp cocktail cold. Enjoy!
Storage Tips
Once you make these shrimp and the cocktail sauce, be sure to refrigerate any ingredients you don’t use right away.
For any uneaten but created shrimp cocktails, keep them chilled until serving. Do not let them sit out for hours and then decide to put them back in the fridge. Seafood, creamy sauce, and warmth do not mix!
Cover any leftover shrimp cocktails with plastic wrap and store them in the fridge. Eat them the next day – you don’t want to leave them too long or they might spoil.
Related Recipes
For more awesome Dutch recipes, check out these tasty creations that you might be interested in:
- Oliebollen (Dutch Doughnuts)
- Dutch Bitterballen
- Appelflappen (Dutch Apple Turnovers)
- Kaassouffle (Dutch Cheese Snack)
- Boerenkool Stamppot (Mashed Potatoes with Kale)
Dutch Shrimp Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 pound small salad shrimp, cooked
- 1 lemon
- 4-8 leaves butter lettuce
- 1/2 cup whipping cream
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup ketchup
- salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Pour the whipping cream into a long, narrow container and whip it using an immersion blender until the whipping cream is as thick as Greek yogurt.1/2 cup whipping cream
- Add the juice of half of the lemon, put the other half aside. Also add the mayonnaise and ketchup and stir with a spoon until well combined.1 lemon, 1/4 cup mayonnaise, 1/4 cup ketchup
- Add the cooked shrimp to a mixing bowl. Season with salt and pepper to taste and add the juice of the remaining half lemon. Mix until well combined.1 pound small salad shrimp, salt, black pepper
- Add one leaf of butter lettuce to each serving glass. Then add a few scoops of the shrimp, make sure to divide your portions equally. Now top it off with the sauce.4-8 leaves butter lettuce
- Serve cold. Enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe makes 4 larger servings (appetizers) or 8 smaller servings (finger food style).
- If you want to add some spice, you can add a few drops of tabasco to the cocktail sauce.
- Dutch Shrimp Cocktail is often eaten at parties or receptions (e.g. it makes a great appetizer on Christmas or finger food for New Year’s Eve parties)
- Make sure to keep the shrimp cocktails in a cool place until right before serving. Also, don’t let them sit out for too long.
Nutrition
This nutritional information has been estimated by an online nutrition calculator. It should only be seen as a rough calculation and not a replacement for professional dietary advice.