This Halloween Shrimp Cocktail Brain is a perfect spooky and delicious appetizer to serve at your Halloween party. Impress your guests with this gory yet tasty creation that looks like a brain but tastes like a savory shrimp cocktail. It's a fun and festive way to celebrate the spooky season!
Ingredients
- 1 lb cooked shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 cup cocktail sauce
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 tsp hot sauce
- Red food coloring
- Brain mold
- Plastic wrap
Directions
- In a bowl, mix together cocktail sauce, mayonnaise, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and hot sauce.
- Add a few drops of red food coloring to the mixture to give it a pinkish hue.
- Place the cooked shrimp in a brain mold lined with plastic wrap.
- Pour the cocktail sauce mixture over the shrimp in the mold.
- Cover the mold with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour to set.
- Once set, remove the plastic wrap and carefully unmold the shrimp brain onto a serving platter.
- Serve with additional cocktail sauce for dipping.
Interesting Facts
The brain mold gives the shrimp cocktail a creepy and realistic appearance.
This dish is a fun and creative way to serve a traditional shrimp cocktail for Halloween.
The cocktail sauce mixture adds a delicious tangy flavor to the shrimp.