Michelada Recipe with Shrimp

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You are going to love this delicious Michelada Recipe with Shrimp, or, Michelada Con Camarones. It makes enough to share, this recipe makes two, or you can double or triple the ingredients to serve even more. If you are a fan of savory cocktails, this drink will be right up your alley. It’s even a drink and a snack in one, since we garnish it with delicious little shrimp!

Ingredients:

• 1 bottle of Corona (or other Mexican beer)
• 1 cup Clamato juice (or tomato juice)
• Juice of 2 limes
• 2 cups ice
• 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
• 1 tbsp. Soy sauce
• 2 tsp. Cholula (or other Mexican hot sauce)
• Tajin seasoning for rimming
• Cocktail shrimp for garnish (or any medium shrimp, as long as it’s cooked, no raw shrimp)
• Fresh lime slices or wedges for garnish

You can also garnish this drink with celery sticks or celery stalks, they are a great addition to munch on with your shrimp! Also feel free to add any extra spices you enjoy- black pepper, chili powder, garlic powder, paprika, and even celery salt can be delicious additions.

Directions:

Step 1: To rim your glasses, add Tajin to a saucer in a shallow layer. Run a lime wedge around the rim of the glass, and dip the rim into the Tajin.

Step 2: To each glass, add 1 cup of ice. Add in Clamato, lime juice, worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, and cholula. Stir to combine.

Step 3: Top each glass with about ½ of the bottle of cold beer, and stir gently. You don’t want to stir too much because of the fizzy beer.

Step 4: Garnish with fresh lime slices or wedges and a few cocktail shrimp.

Enjoy!

We hope you enjoy this Shrimp Michelada recipe that you can make right at home.

FAQs & Tips

• Give this drink a boost by adding a shot of tequila!
• Not a fan of Tajin? You can do a simple sea salt rim, or try our delicious Bloody Mary Rim Salt for a fun twist.

Is it a michelada or a chelada?

Both contain Mexican beer, but a michelada is a beer cocktail with a clamato (or tomato juice) base, and a chelada is the simple combination of beer, lime juice, and salt. The michelada reminds us a lot of a Bloody Mary with the toppings and tomato juice, whereas the chelada is kind of like pouring a Corona with lime into a tall beer glass rimmed with salt.

What can I use instead of clamato for Michelada?

You can easily substitute the clamato for a regular tomato juice if you want to skip the clam flavor (clamato is clam juice + tomato juice). Or, check out our Michelada recipe without Clamato.

You might enjoy these other great savory drinks-

Tito’s Bloody Mary – a delicious bloody mary made with Tito’s vodka and topped with all your favorite toppings.

Looking for some fun options for Cinco De Mayo? Check out these-

Mexican Flag Jello Shots – layered red, white, and green jello shots!

Spicy Lime Margaritas – made with jalapeno!

Spicy Mezcal Margaritas – a fun margarita variation made with Mezcal!

For a spicy sweet cocktail, try our Jalapeno Watermelon Margarita.

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