Recipe: Award Winning Mexican Shrimp Martini (Rockfish Seafood Grill)

AWARD WINNING MEXICAN SHRIMP MARTINI
Source: Rockfish Seafood Grill
Makes about 1 quart

Shaken...not stirred!

FOR EACH SERVING:
6 oz. of MSM Cocktail Sauce (recipe follows)
15 to 20 small/medium shrimp, peeled, boiled, and chilled
1 tsp blackening spice (add to desired flavor)
1/2 ounce of tequila (optional)
1 lime wedge
2 sprigs cilantro, without stems

Place the sauce, shrimp, seasoning, and tequila in a Bartender's metal tumbler. Squeeze the juice from the lime wedge into the tumbler and cover the top with a tight fitting lid or glass. Shake like you're making a real martini.

When thoroughly mixed, pour into a serving glass. Place the glass on a plate and arrange the shrimp around the base of the glass. Garnish with the cilantro sprigs.

MEXICAN SHRIMP MARTINI COCKTAIL SAUCE:
1 cup Roma tomatoes, chopped 1/4-inch
1 cup yellow jumbo onion, chopped 1/4-inch
3/4 cup Heinz ketchup
1/2 cup cold water
1/4 cup cilantro, chopped fine
6 tbsp avocado, chopped 1/2-inch chunks
1 tbsp red Tabasco sauce
1 tbsp green Tabasco sauce
1/2 tbsp jalapeno pepper, chopped fine and deseeded
1/4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1/4 tbsp Cajun chef hot sauce
2 tsp lime juice, fresh squeezed

Combine all ingredients in a large bowl; mix well. Serve well chilled.