Instant Pot® Peel-and-Eat Shrimp

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Description

Peel-and-eat shrimp is easy to do on the stovetop but even easier in your Instant Pot®. Not only do you not have to wait for the pot of water to boil, you also don’t need a lot of liquid, which means way less seasoning is needed to flavor. Serve with crusty bread if desired.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup beer
  • 1 pound large raw shell-on shrimp, frozen
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay®)
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • ¼ cup cocktail sauce, or to taste

Instructions

  1. Pour beer into a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot®). Stir in shrimp
  2. butter
  3. and seafood seasoning. Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer’s instructions; set timer for 2 minutes. Allow 10 minutes for pressure to build.
  4. Release pressure carefully using the quick-release method according to manufacturer’s instructions
  5. about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid. Stir in parsley.
  6. Transfer shrimp to serving plates and serve with cocktail sauce for dipping.

Prep Time: 5 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Servings: 4

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