Shrimp Steamed In Beer

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 lbs shrimp, in the shell
• 3 (12 ounce) bottles beer (can be flat)
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme or 1 tablespoon fresh thyme, minced
• 1 tablespoon dry mustard
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled and slivered
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 3 tablespoons parsley, minced
• 3 tablespoons chives, minced
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup lime juice
• hot pepper sauce, to taste

Recipe

• 1 wash and drain the shrimp.
• 2 in a large saute pan or dutch oven, combine the beer, thyme, dry mustard, bay leaves, garlic, salt, freshly ground black pepper, and 1 tablespoon each of parsley and chives.
• 3 bring to a boil, add the shrimp and cook just until the shellfish turns bright pink, about 1 minute.
• 4 remove the bay leaves and serve from the pot or transfer the shrimp to a large bowl.
• 5 make a butter dipping sauce by melting butter in a small saucepan.
• 6 into melted butter stir lime juice, 2 tablespoons each of parsley and chives, and hot pepper sauce to taste.
• 7 peel and eat shrimp to your heart's content - dipping in the butter sauce or just plain.