Description
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.
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 6