Lemon Shandy Peel and Eat Shrimp

Three things on this planet make my husband go cuckoo for cocoa puffs: cookies, beer, and shrimp.

This lemon shandy peel and eat shrimp has won me brownie points for liiiiiiife.

Peel-and-eat shrimp is a fantastic and simple dinner or appetizer idea, is fantastic served alongside some homemade hush puppies, and it's perfect to serve to at any get-together.! This easy appetizer takes 10- 12 minutes TOPS to get this on the table to and ready to eat.

Easy Beer Boiled Shrimp

Plop the pot of goodness in the middle of the table with a giant hunk of bread and and watch as your friends scarf these peel and eat shrimp down singing sweet praises to your name along the way.

I grew up on the ocean eating meals like this one nearly every night of my life. Not everyone has that luxury. Want to really wow the crowd? Serve these lemon shandy peel and eat shrimp as an appetizer followed up with some pasta swimming in this decadent lobster ravioli sauce.

Now that will win you some points, I'm sure.

I will admit, though, that the best part about this dish is definitely dunking some fat and fluffy, crusty bread into the lemony, garlic broth. So absolutely swoonworthy, y'all. I could easily make a meal just off of that! Owen ate about 157 pieces of bread before we had to shoo him away so there would actually be some left for the rest of us.

Like mother, like son!

Any kind of summer shandy or lemon shandy beer will work for this dish, in fact, any kind of light beer or even wine will do if you'd rather use something you already have on hand. Also, be sure to get your shrimp from a local shrimp boat or fish monger because it's so important to support local businesses!

Lemon Shandy Peel and Eat Shrimp

Amber Forbes, Slim Pickin's Kitchen

An amazing 10 minute meal! A lowcountry favorite of peel and eat shrimp is an awesome quick supper idea or the perfect appetizer for game night or a backyard barbeque: fresh local shrimp, chopped garlic and herbs, Old Bay seasoning, sweet cream butter, and lemon shandy beer are combined into a one pot meal that will win you major brownie points.

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Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Seafood

Cuisine Lowcountry

Servings 4 -6

Calories

Ingredients

  

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• 2 lbs fresh shrimp heads removed & rinsed
• 4 tablespoon butter
• ½ large or 1 small sweet onion finely minced
• 4 cloves garlic finely chopped
• 2 bottles summer shandy beer of choice
• 1 tablespoon Old Bay seafood seasoning
• salt & pepper to taste
• juice and zest of one fresh lemon
• 1 large handful freshly chopped Italian flat leaf parsley
• Toasted crusty bread for dipping

Instructions

 

• Melt butter in a large sauce pan over medium-high heat.
• Add onions and garlic, sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper, and saute until translucent, about 3-4 minutes.
• Pour in beer, scraping any bits from the bottom, then add shrimp and the Old Bay seasoning and stir.
• Cover the pot and cook for 3-4 minutes or until the shrimp just turn pink and opaque.
• Remove the pan from heat, stir in the lemon juice and zest, and sprinkle with fresh parsley and additional Old Bay and salt & pepper, if needed.
• Serve immediately with crusty bread!
• Enjoy!

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