cocktail sauce
Americannoun
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Only a fool would meddle with the classic cocktail sauce recipe.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025
Horseradish is often at its best when it cozies up to cream, like in a traditional steak sauce, or when it mingles with tomatoes, as in a classic cocktail sauce.
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2025
You can serve the shrimp hot with the cocktail sauce or let them cool and serve them cold.
From Washington Times • May 28, 2023
Emily Weinstein’s Five Weeknight Meals newsletter has the recipe: This roasted shrimp cocktail uses frozen shrimp and goes well with creamy horseradish sauce or classic cocktail sauce.
From New York Times • May 21, 2023
“You have cocktail sauce on you, Lita,” he said.
From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart
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