Old Bay and Beer Shrimp

January 28, 2015 ·

Old bay and beer shrimp

Oh Hi.

It’s been a while. Sorry about that.

Can I have your forgiveness by swaying you with some tasty shrimp.

They are super duper easy too.

So are we good?

I have been making my party shrimp this way for as long as I can remember. They are always the first to disappear.

You can use fresh shrimp and peel and devein them or you can use frozen pre-cooked peeled and deveined shrimp for ease.
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I personally like using the frozen pre-cooked shrimp, because if I am having a party, the last thing I want to do is go to the grocery store the morning of my party for fresh shrimp.

Soooo, the night before, I make the marinade (takes like 5 minutes) and pop it in the fridge until I am ready to use it.

I thaw out the shrimp, put them in a gallon freezer bag and pour the marinade over the little crustaceans.

Put the shrimp in the fridge for 1 hour flipping once.

Drain the shrimp(do not rinse) and serve with cocktail sauce or just by themselves!

Old Bay and Beer Shrimp
Author: Leslie Green – The Hungry Housewife
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Serves: 6-8
Easy old bay and beer shrimp
Ingredients
  • 1 cup dark beer ( I use Guinness Draught)
  • 1/2 cup Apple Cider Vinegar
  • 1/2 cup Water
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons Old Bay seasoning
  • 2 lbs. Pre-cooked Peeled and Deveined Shrimp or Fresh shrimp (peeled and deveined)
Instructions
For the Pre-Cooked Shrimp
  1. In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine beer, vinegar, water and Old Bay seasoning.
  2. Bring to a boil.
  3. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. Remove and place in a cover bowl and store in refrigerator until cool.
  5. Place the thawed shrimp in a gallon zip lock bag, pour in marinade.
  6. Seal bag and place in refrigerator for 1 hour, flipping bag once.
  7. Drain(do not rinse) and serve.
For Fresh Shrimp.
  1. In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine beer, vinegar, water and Old Bay seasoning.
  2. Bring to a boil.
  3. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes.
  4. Add shrimp, cover and cook for an additional 3 minutes or until pink .
  5. Drain and serve.
Notes
Recipe inspired by Old Bay

 

Filed Under: Appetizers, Main Dishes, Seafood

Comments

  1. Mike says:
    January 28, 2015 at 10:21 pm

    My kind of shrimp.

  2. Lisa / Jersey Girl Cooks says:
    January 31, 2015 at 9:01 am

    Love party shrimp! Who doesn’t like them? Happy superbowl weekend!

  3. Pam Capone says:
    January 31, 2015 at 1:48 pm

    Looking forward to making this shrimp recipe

  4. shelly (cookies and cups) says:
    February 5, 2015 at 10:52 am

    TOTALLY gonna make these this weekend. NO party.. just for me 🙂