Seafood Cocktail

1. Remove the shells from the prawns and clean them thoroughly. Make sure to keep the tails intact.
2. Check if all the internal organs and ink of the quid have been removed or not. Cut it into smaller bites.
3. Heat the olive oil in a non-stick pan and add the minced garlic.
4. Sear the scallops on both sides. Add the other seafood in the pan. Cook them on medium-high heat. Be careful to not overcook the seafood else they will taste rubbery. Season the seafood with salt and pepper.
5. In a large mixing bowl, add the mayonnaise, lime juice, salt, pepper, ketchup, Tabasco sauce, green chilies, cilantro and mixed herbs. Mix thoroughly till well combined.
6. Add the jalapeno, onion, and capsicum and give it a stir.
7. Mix in the seafood. Be cautious to not break the delicate pieces of seafood.
8. Your seafood cocktail is good to go! Chill it in the fridge for at least an hour before serving.

Trivia

While seafood cocktail is a great way to celebrate the bounty of the sea, prawn cocktails are actually the most popular version of the dish. In fact, in the 1960s to 1980s, prawn cocktail was the most popular hors-d'oeuvre in Britain. Before the 1992 British general election claimed that they wouldn't interfere with the market economy to win the support of financial leaders and business tycoons. Their campaign was called as 'The Prawn Cocktail Offensive'.