New Orleans-Style BBQ Shrimp
Classic New Orleans BBQ shrimp cooked in a rich, spicy butter sauce with beer, Worcestershire, and Creole seasonings. Despite its name, this dish isn't grilled, but rather pan-seared and served with crusty French bread for soaking up the flavorful sauce.
Ingredients
- •1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- •1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
- •1 pound jumbo Louisiana shrimp, peeled, leaving heads and tails on
- •3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- •1 tablespoon Crystal hot sauce
- •1 whole lemon
- •2 teaspoons Creole seasoning
- •½ teaspoon kosher salt, plus more to taste
- •1 teaspoon cracked black pepper
- •1 cup Abita or other amber beer
- •1 teaspoon minced rosemary leaves
- •1 loaf French bread
- •thickly sliced on the diagonal and warmed
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter and sauté the garlic until lightly browned and fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and cook for 1 minute on each side. Increase the heat to high and add the Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce, lemon juice, Creole seasoning, salt, and pepper. Sauté for 2 minutes, then remove the shrimp from skillet.
6 min
- 2.
Add the beer and rosemary and stir to deglaze the pan. Cook until reduced by half, about 5 minutes. Return the shrimp to the pan and quickly toss to coat the shrimp in the sauce, but do not overcook. Serve immediately with the bread.
7 min