Spicy Drunken Shrimp

March 15, 2012 - Posted in Seafood - 13 Comments

Spicy Drunken Shrimp With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner, I decided to make something beer-inspired (of course!). When I cook with beer, I usually add beef or chicken, but this time I wanted to mix it up and use shrimp. Beer brings wonderful depth to a meal so if you have never cooked with it before, try this easy drunken shrimp recipe.

This recipe has a nice kick to it, so alter the heat to your taste. As for the beer, I used an IPA from Pennsylvania brewery Sly Fox, which is extra hoppy and bold, perfect for the sauce in my opinion. For a mild tasting sauce, use a pilsner, lager or wheat beer.

Recipe below…

Add shallot, garlic, bay leaves and red pepper flakes to a pan and pour in can of beer.

Reduce beer sauce, then add shrimp to the pan and cook until pink.

Mix in some fresh chopped parsley.

Spicy Drunken Shrimp Recipe

1/2 pound shrimp
1 can of beer
1 shallot, sliced
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
1-2 bay leaves
fresh chopped parsley
salt and pepper, to taste

Add shallot, garlic, red pepper flakes, bay leaves and beer in a large saucepan and turn heat on high. Bring to a boil and reduce beer sauce by half, stirring occasionally.

Add shrimp and cook until pink, about 3-4 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, if needed. Serve with crusty bread or on top of rice.

Total Time: 20 minutes
Yield: makes 2 servings
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13 Responses to “Spicy Drunken Shrimp”

lauren @ the talking kitchen March 15, 2012 at 8:30 pm #

This looks beautiful and so easy, trying it soon!

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- Barb March 15, 2012 at 8:40 pm #
  
  Awesome Thank you, Lauren!
  
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Amber March 16, 2012 at 11:03 am #

These shrimp look so tasty and easy to make! I can’t wait to try out this recipe myself!

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- Barb March 16, 2012 at 11:10 am #
  
  Thanks Amber, very easy indeed!
  
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Betty Ann @Mango_Queen March 16, 2012 at 4:13 pm #

This recipe looks so delicious & seems so easy to make. Great meal idea for St. Pat’s or any meatless meal. Thanks for sharing, Barb!

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- Barb March 17, 2012 at 12:31 pm #
  
  Thanks Betty! Definitely an easy dish to make
  
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- Bdby800 March 17, 2012 at 5:01 pm #
  
  If shrimp is not meat.
  Then what is it?
  
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Debs @ The Spanish Wok March 17, 2012 at 2:06 pm #

My hubby would just love this, thanks.

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Betty Tsakalis March 25, 2012 at 12:59 am #

I can’t wait to try this recipe. Looks delicious, simple, quick and most importantly, healthy.

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- Barb March 25, 2012 at 10:28 am #
  
  Thanks Betty! Let me know how it turns out.
  
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Danny May 1, 2012 at 6:35 am #

I have done this recipe changing only the beer, I used a wheat beer and tasted so bitter that was disgusting, do you know why? I will like to do it again if I can correct that bitterness problem…Thanks!

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- Barb May 1, 2012 at 9:28 am #
  
  Hi Danny – Sorry yours didn’t turn out well! Mine didn’t taste bitter, hmm.. The problem could be in the bay leaves. Either you used too many or cooked it too long? And the beer could also be the culprit, maybe the combination of the two made the sauce bitter.
  
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