The Spaniard's Cocktail of Shrimp

Ingredients

Shrimp:

• 3 teaspoons dried oregano
• 3 tablespoons ground cumin
• 3 tablespoons crushed garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sea salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 3 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Tapatio)
• 2 dozen 21/25 count shrimp, shelled, deveined, and butterflied

Cocktail Sauce:

• 1 1/2 cups ketchup
• 1 1/2 cups orange soda (recommended: Fanta)
• 1 cucumber, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 2 avocados, peeled, pitted, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 red onion, peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
• 6 ounces water (add sparingly, 2 ounces at a time, to get desired consistency)
• 3 tablespoons roughly chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• 2 limes, juiced
• 3 tablespoons hot sauce (recommended: Tapatio)
• Lime slices, for serving
• Crackers, for serving (recommended: Saltines)

Directions

For the shrimp: Prepare a grill to medium-high heat.

Mix all the ingredients except for the shrimp in a 1-gallon zip lock bag. Add the shrimp and marinate in the refrigerator for up to 6 hours.

Remove the shrimp from the marinade and place on the grill. Cook until the meat is opaque. Remove from heat and cool immediately. Cut each shrimp into 4 pieces.

For the cocktail sauce: Mix all the ingredients together.

Add the shrimp to the sauce. Mix together and serve in a martini glasses with slices of lime and saltine crackers.