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 mins
Cook0 minutes mins
Total5 minutes mins
Cuisine: American
Diet: Gluten Free, Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword: chef-tested sauce, elevated sauce recipe, shrimp cocktail sauce
Servings: 6 -8 servings
Calories: 34kcal
- 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
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!
- 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.
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