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Easy homemade cocktail sauce for seafood.
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Easy Seafood Cocktail Sauce with Gin

Elevate your favorite seafood dishes with this gin‑spiked cocktail sauce! It's bright, zesty, and ready in just 5 minutes! Perfect for oysters, shrimp cocktail, crab claws—basically anything you’d dunk in a classic seafood sauce—but with a refreshing, modern update.
Prep5 minutes
Cook0 minutes
Total5 minutes
Course: Condiment, Sauce
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: chef-tested sauce, elevated sauce recipe, shrimp cocktail sauce
Servings: 6 -8 servings
Calories: 34kcal
Author: Ari Laing

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Ketchup
  • ¼ cup Heinz chili sauce
  • 2 Tbsp prepared horseradish
  • 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, from half a small lemon
  • 3-4 dashes of hot sauce, such as Tabasco
  • 1 tsp gin
  • ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce

Instructions

  • Make cocktail sauce. Combine ½ cup Ketchup, ¼ cup chili sauce, 2 Tbsp horseradish, 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice, 3-4 dashes of hot sauce, 1 tsp gin, and ½ tsp Worcestershire sauce in a bowl. Whisk to combine, then refrigerate until needed. Enjoy with your favorite seafood dishes!

Notes

  • Nutrition facts assume 8 servings.
  • This can be used immediately, but the flavor will intensify as it sits. Pop it in the fridge covered for 30 minutes or up to 3 days. Stir before plating if any separation occurs.

Nutrition

Serving: 2Tbsp | Calories: 34kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 0.3g | Fat: 0.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 246mg | Potassium: 58mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 78IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 5mg | Iron: 0.1mg
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