You might have made some fried shrimp, or even have made some simple boiled shrimp. You may wonder how to make cocktail sauce. It is very easy to prepare your own homemade sauce, you really don’t need to buy this from the store.
One of my long-standing objectives with CopyKat Recipes is to replace recipes you would normally get out of the home. I really try to make as many things from scratch as I can. I love to make my own taco seasoning. I recently bought some fantastic Texas Gulf Shrimp. I wanted some cocktail sauce to go with it. I wanted to make up a fresh batch of cocktail sauce.
Making homemade cocktail sauce is very easy to do. You only need a few simple ingredients. You will need some ketchup, Chili sauce, prepared horseradish, and some Worcestershire sauce. Some folks ask me what chili sauce is, it is a tomato-based sauce. You can find this in the grocery store right next to the cocktail sauce.
I like to use Chili Sauce in chili, it is great for 5-way chili or even cocktail sauce. It doesn’t add a lot of heat, but what it does add is some sweet, slightly spicy flavor. If you haven’t tried this I would definitely recommend you giving this recipe a try.
If you like you can make this more spicy by adding a bit of horseradish. This is a great way to get a bit more heat. So if you like it a bit hotter be sure to add a little more horseradish.
I hope you enjoy making this homemade cocktail sauce the next time you want to serve cocktail sauce. In the meantime, be sure to check out these other copycat pantry favorites, you can save money by making many common products at home.
How to Make Cocktail Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 cup ketchup
- 1 cup chili sauce
- 2 tablespoon Horseradish
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Allow the flavors to marry for about an hour before serving. This will stay fresh in the refrigerator for about 1 week.
Sue says
I’ve used Hoffman House for 50 years and am so bummed that it is no longer made. I want to try this recipe and get it as close to HH as possible. BUT, what kind of horseradish should I use? Prepared red (hard to find), prepared white )not the sauce) or something else?
Debbie L Arvio says
I love Hoffmann’s shrimp sauce. Is this anything like it?
If not do you have a copy cat of it?
Thank you,
Debbie
Stephanie says
Thank you for your note. I am sorry I don’t know if this is like Hoffmann’s shrimp sauce, unfortunately, I haven’t had their shrimp sauce.
Judy Marie says
Hoffman House seafood sauce was the best. I too would like to find a kopycat recipe for it.
Houstonfit says
The cocktail sauce was super easy to make, and it was quite delicious! I would make again.
Dale Guthrie says
Is this recipe comparable to Ken’s Cocktail Sauce? It is the ONLY sauce my guests enjoy and is for some reason no longer available. My annual party is coming up & I an at a total loss as to wether to skip the shrimp or try making my own. Thanks
Jeff says
I am trying to find a recipet for cocktail sauce you get in most chinese restaurants. They are something a little different
David says
God! Anything but tobasco. Anything you put tobasco in tastes like tobasco.
Stephanie says
I don’t think this has Tobasco in it, I didn’t add it in my ingredients.
Shawn Roberts says
I had a general idea on how to make cocktail sauce but you gave me the one ingredient I was missing the chilli sauce thanks a lot taste great.
Stephanie says
Chili sauce adds the right punch to the cocktail sauce. I am glad you liked the recipe.
Tatyana says
Do you know how I can print out the recipe?
Thanks.
Stephanie says
For some reason it looks like the page had an error. I have tested it out now, and it seems to work fine.
Tatyana says
I would like to try this cocktail sauce and I want to print out,
but for some reason it would not let me do it.
Does anyone knows why?
Thanks
Raymond Perez says
its not letting me print it out either.
Stephanie says
The print button is at the bottom of the recipe in the blue box.
MaryAnn says
What is chili sauce?
Stephanie says
It is a condement, it is sold near the cocktail sauce.
Stephanie says
It is a condiment, it is sold near the cocktail sauce.
kevinh1 says
I add a splash of either cayenne or tabasco hot sauce for a sneaky kick.
Stephanie Manley says
I like your sneaky kick!
marye audet says
I love cocktail sauce! I’ll have to try this. Thanks!
Stephanie Manley says
Let me know what you think.