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Drunken Shrimp

Traditional dish with deveined shrimp, beer, unsalted butter, divided.

Drunken Shrimp
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Ingredients

  • 48 jumbo deveined shrimp
  • 12 oz beer
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter

Steps

  1. Melt the butter in a large pot over medium heat.
  2. Add the shrimp.
  3. Cook until slightly undercooked.
  4. Quickly place the shrimp in ice water.
  5. Drain.
  6. Set aside.
  7. Season the shrimp with salt and pepper.
  8. Deglaze the pot with beer.
  9. Add the shrimp.
  10. Bring to a simmer over medium low heat.
  11. Once the beer simmers, lower the heat to low.
  12. Cook 5 minutes.
  13. Stir in the butter 1 tbsp at a time.
  14. Serve warm.

Adapted from “Drunken Shrimp”, Wikibooks Cookbook, CC BY-SA 4.0. This adaptation is shared under the same licence.

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