Shrimp Poached With Beer, Old Bay And Lemon

Total Time: 18 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 (12 ounce) bottle beer
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 2 lemons, halved
• 3 bay leaves
• fresh thyme sprig
• 1 head garlic, split horizontally
• 1 tablespoon old bay seasoning
• 2 lbs large shrimp, uncooked, with shells and tails
• lemon wedge, for serving

Recipe

• 1 fill a large pot with about 2 qts. water.
• 2 crack open the beer and pour it in the pot.
• 3 add salt and squeeze in lemon juice; toss the halves in, too.
• 4 add herbs, garlic and old bay.
• 5 bring to a boil over medium-high heat and simmer for 5 minutes to infuse the water with the aromatics.
• 6 now reduce heat to medium-low and put shrimp in the mixture.
• 7 simmer, uncovered, for 2 to 3 minutes or until shrimp are bright pink.
• 8 drain and transfer to a bowl.
• 9 chill thoroughly, then peel.
• 10 serve with lemon wedges and coctail sauce.
• 11 note: i used peeled, uncooked shrimp for this and it turned out just fine.
• 12 cocktail sauce:.
• 13 mix 1/2 cup ketchup, 1/4 cup grated fresh or prepared horseradish, 1 teaspoon minced garlic and a few drops of hot pepper sauce.