New Orleans style barbecue shrimp featuring shrimp in the shells cooking a rich buttery sauce made with garlic, beer, creole seasonings, lemon, and Worcestershire sauce.
2poundslarge gulf shrimphead and tail on, unpeeled
1lager style bottle of beer
3tablespoonof creole seasoning
½cupWorcestershire sauce
1cupof butter
6-8clovesof garlic
2lemonsjuiced
½tablespoonkosher salt
2tablespoonsof ground black pepper
¼cupfresh parsleychopped
1loaf French bread
Instructions
Heat large skillet on medium high heat beer for 3 minutes. Beer should be bubbling.
Add shrimp, spices, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, parsley, and garlic and cook over moderately high heat for 2-3 minutes.
Reduce heat to low and add cubes of butter, stirring constantly and adding more cubes after each additional cube has melted.
Cover the skillet and remove it from the heat. Let sit for 15 minutes so that the shrimp can absorb the flavors and finish cooking, stirring every 5 minutes or so. To serve plate shrimp and pour the sauce over the top. Serve with warm French bread.
Notes
Warm the bread and serve heated
To emulsify the sauce, be sure to add a little butter at a time while stirring rapidly.
Don’t overcook the shrimp or they’ll become tough and hard to peel.
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