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Drunken Shrimp

Drunken Shrimp — a shrimp recipe, 5 ingredients.

Shrimp

contains glutencontains dairycontains shellfishcontains alcohol

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
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  • 48 jumbo peeled, deveined shrimp
  • 12 oz beer (recommended: Budweiser)
  • 1 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, divided
Make it lactose-friendly
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter, divided → plant butter, ghee (mostly lactose-free), or olive oil

Swaps are suggestions, not medical advice. Check labels if lactose is a serious issue for you.

Steps

  1. Melt butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add shrimp and cook until slightly undercooked. Quickly place shrimp in ice water and drain. Set aside.
  2. Season shrimp with salt and pepper. Deglaze pot with beer and add shrimp. Bring to a simmer over medium low heat.
  3. Once beer simmers, lower heat to low and cook 5 minutes.
  4. Stir in butter 1 tbsp at a time and serve warm.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0