Don's Cocktail Sauce: The Perfect Sauce for Seafood Appetizers

This delicious homemade cocktail sauce recipe is a perfect accompaniment to any seafood appetizer. Made with a blend of tangy and spicy ingredients, it adds a burst of flavor to shrimp cocktails, oysters, crab cakes, and more. The combination of ketchup, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, and hot sauce creates a zesty and irresistible sauce that will impress your guests. Whip up a batch of Don's Cocktail Sauce for your next gathering and watch it disappear!

Ingredients

• 1 cup ketchup
• 2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

1. In a medium bowl, combine the ketchup, horseradish, Worcestershire sauce, lemon juice, hot sauce, sugar, salt, and black pepper.
2. Whisk together until well blended and smooth.
3. Taste the sauce and adjust the seasonings to your liking.
4. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to allow the flavors to meld together.
5. Serve chilled with your favorite seafood appetizers.

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