Beer Boiled Shrimp
Hello friends, welcome to Shrimps Recipe. Today we are going to make Beer Boiled Shrimp.
This was my stepfather’s crowd-pleasing recipe. It’s simple to make, and the longer the shrimp sit, the better!
You can prepare the shrimp a day ahead, refrigerate, and reheat before serving. The leftover liquid can be frozen and used to make great gumbo.
Recipe Summary for making Beer Boiled Shrimp
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Additional Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hrs 10 minutes
Ingredients for making Beer Boiled Shrimp
- 1 pound butter
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 5 pounds large shrimp in shell (21 to 25 per lb), peeled and deveined
- 3 (12 fluid ounce) bottles beer
Directions for making Beer Boiled Shrimp
- Melt the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Stir in the onion, and cook until transparent, about 5 minutes. Mix in the salt and shrimp.
- Pour the beer over the shrimp, and simmer just until the shrimp turn pink.
- Turn off the heat, and allow the shrimp to sit at least 1/2 hour. Serve while still warm, or refrigerate and reheat before serving.
Nutrition Facts for making Beer Boiled Shrimp
- Servings Per Recipe 6
- Calories 1030
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 68g 87%
- Saturated Fat 40g 201%
- Cholesterol 738mg 246%
- Sodium 2167mg 94%
- Total Carbohydrate 12g 4%
- Dietary Fiber 0g 1%
- Total Sugars 1g
- Protein 79g
- Vitamin C 9mg 47%
- Calcium 229mg 18%
- Iron 9mg 51%
- Potassium 803mg 17%
