Homemade Shrimp Cocktail

A simple recipe, but a satisfying thing to make yourself. It's amazing that restaurants sometimes charge $12.00 or more for a measly 6 shrimp. You can just make it yourself for way less money. You're not going to believe how easy it is. And it's always a big crowd pleaser. When you're making this for a party, keep in mind that people tend to eat A LOT of shrimp! For cocktail sauce, you can purchase some store bought and then touch it up a bit with a squeeze of lemon juice, some horseradish, a dash of Worchestershire sauce and a dash of hot sauce.

Serves 6 people (approximately 6 shrimp per person)

2 Lbs. Shell-on Large shrimp (16-20 Count). You could also go jumbo here, just cook the shrimp a little longer.

1 Large lemon

Yup, that's it.

Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt generously (when salting water for pretty much anything, the water should taste almost sea-like salty). Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the water, then drop the whole lemon in. Put shrimp in the pot and cook for 3 minutes (give it almost 4 minutes if using really gigantic shrimp), then remove shrimp and place in a bowl of cool water. When the shrimp are cool, peel (leave the tail on) and devein. Put in a container and keep in the fridge until ready to serve with your semi-homemade cocktail sauce. (can be made day ahead, or even two days ahead).