Fresh Shrimp Boil recipe

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Ingredients

1 (12 fluid ounce) can or bottle beer
½ onion, chopped
2 tablespoons red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
1 tablespoon pickling spice
1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
2 bay leaves
cold water, as needed
1 pound raw shrimp

Nutrition Info

420 calories
carbohydrate: 19.9 g
cholesterol: 375.7 mg
fat: 15.2 g
fiber: 4 g
protein: 40.1 g
saturatedFat: 8.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 7526.5 mg
sugar: 3.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Mix beer, onion, red pepper flakes, parsley, salt, butter, garlic, pickling spice, oregano, and bay leaves in a saucepan, add enough cold water to fill the saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil.

  2. Drop shrimp into the boiling liquid, let the mixture return to a boil, and cook until shrimp are bright pink and the meat is no longer transparent in the center, about 5 minutes, drain.

Recipe Yield

2 servings

Recipe Note

This is how I prepare shrimp. You can eat these chilled, with cocktail sauce or add them to your favorite recipe. I love to add these shrimp to coctel de camaron (Mexican shrimp cocktail).

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